“The Sign Of Your Coming”
Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his
disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all
these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one
will be thrown down.”
As Jesus was sitting on the
Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will
come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars,
but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is
still to come. Nation will
rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and
earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Matthew 24:1-8
Think
about what the phrase, “the beginning of birth pains” really means. It may be
the end of the world. It may be the day we die and go to heaven. It may be that
we sleep in death in eternity until that day when we will be reunited with all
of our loved ones.
In
God’s wisdom, the actual time of Christ’s return has been kept from us. Christ
can return at any time. Are you prepared for that, whether He comes to you, or
whether you go to Him?
Be
assured, Christ’s personal return will take place. And as we await
that day, our lives should be marked by godly conduct.
No doctrine is more closely linked to practical daily
living than that of the Lord’s return.
Our Daily Bread –