We Will Be With The Lord
Forever
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be
uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the
rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring
with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According
to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until
the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen
asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from
heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will
be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another
with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Think about the words always and never. We are
humans and we cannot guarantee things will always be the same, nor can we
proclaim that something will never happen to us. God will decide those things
for us.
The disciples were troubled. They feared facing life
on their own. Jesus told them He would be with them – always.
No matter how scary our journey may feel today or how
hopeless our future may look, the assurance of His never failing presence can
provide us with the courage and comfort to make it through. And best of all,
when this short life is over, we will always be with Him. That is a comfort no
one else can give, but God.
Confidence in God’s
presence is our comfort.
Our Daily Bread –