The Blessed Hope: Jesus Is Coming!
(Titus 2:13) says; “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”
Saints, we are not living for the things of this world; we are living for that blessed hope! While the world looks to politics, possessions, and pleasures, we look to the sky, because we know our Redeemer lives! Jesus said in (John 14:1–3), “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” Oh, what comfort! Every tear we cry, every storm we endure, every trial we face.
It all makes sense when we remember He’s coming back for us! God keeps His word! From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible whispers, Jesus is coming again! The angels confirmed it in (Acts 1:10–11), “This same Jesus shall so come in like manner!” The same Jesus who walked the dusty roads of Galilee, who was crucified, buried, and rose again — that same Jesus is returning in power and glory! Heaven’s calendar is already set, and the trumpet will sound right on time!
Paul said in (1 Corinthians 15:51–52), “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, we shall all be changed!” In other words, sorrow will be swallowed up in joy, mortality will be clothed in immortality, and the grave will lose its grip forever! Oh hallelujah! (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17) declares, “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout!” Not an angel, not a messenger, but the Lord Himself! Glory to God! Jesus said in (Matthew 24:42–44), “Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”
Church, this is no time to be sleeping! No time for compromise! No time for lukewarm living! We must keep our lamps trimmed and burning like the wise virgins, ready for the Bridegroom’s call. The world may mock, but the Word is true; He’s coming as a thief in the night! So let’s live every day like it could be the day!
Paul shouted it with victory in (2 Timothy 4:7–8), saying; I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing!” Oh, there’s a crown waiting for those who love His appearing; not for the lazy, not for the lukewarm, but for those who kept the faith and watched the sky! Every act of faith, every prayer, every sacrifice, every tear, God sees it, and Jesus is bringing His reward with Him! Says (Revelation 22:12).
Child of God, when the days grow dark and the burdens feel heavy, (Luke 21:28) says to "lift up your head; your redemption draweth nigh!" This world is not our home, brothers and sisters; we are just passing through. Our hope is not buried in the grave; it’s anchored in glory! As (Hebrews 9:28) says, “Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
So keep looking up! Keep praying! Keep believing! Keep living holy! Because one day soon, the trumpet will sound, the dead in Christ shall rise, and we’ll be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord! Glory to God!