When Christ Appears!
And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears
we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
If
you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right
has been born of him.
1 John 2:28-29
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we
should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world
does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children
of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when
Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who
have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
1 John 3:1-3
We are told to prepare ourselves for the second coming of
Christ, as if it is to happen tomorrow. That may very well be the case, we
never know. But the thing we can and should plan for is the day of our own
death. For on that day, on this earth, we will see Jesus, and we will be with
Him, probably before He comes back in His second coming.
Nothing is more important than being ready for our reunion with
Jesus.
If we really believe this might be the year of His second coming,
let’s be sure we are ready to go. We should be ready to forgive, to seek
forgiveness, and to share God’s unconditional love with others.
As we consider the possibility that Jesus could return this
year, be ready. Strive to be pure as He is pure, anticipating the day when
tears and sorrow, pain and death will all be replaced with the everlasting joy
of His presence.
Wanting to be ready for Christ’s return
will make a difference
in the way we live.
Our Daily Bread –