Today’s Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
1 Thessalonians 4:17 — Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
God promises a great reunion. God says that one day we will be reunited with our brothers and sisters in Christ. When Jesus descends from heaven to receive every blood bought, born again Christian to Himself, there will be a grand reunion in the clouds. Best of all, we all will always be with the Lord.
Many of us have Christian friends and family members who have already gone home to heaven. When they died, our hearts were filled with a mixture of grief and gladness, sorrow and serenity. To be parted from a loved one is like losing a part of yourself.
But the Christian has the hope and assurance from God that the departed believer is rejoicing in heaven and that we eventually join our loved one there, never to be parted again. So we are sad for our loss, but happy for the soul that has finished the race and crossed the finish line into heaven.
We must remember that this life is just the beginning of the amazing eternal life that has been given to us by God. These years we spend in this world may seem long at times because of hardships and suffering, but they pale in comparison to an eternity of bliss in the presence of God.
God has a perfectly orchestrated plan for each of our lives and our brief time on this planet. This life is just the beginning of our relationship with God. It is like our betrothal period where we are getting to know a bit about the One we are engaged to marry. One day, we will be reunited with all Christians. We will be the Bride of Christ, and we will spend eternity in an everlasting love relationship with Him!
"Therefore encourage one another with these words."
08/27/2024
Devotional
"We should not be spiritual procrastinators."
It took years for daily meditation and reading the Word to become a part of my daily routine. It took over 20 years for going swimming every morning to become a part of my life. Now I don't see any results. However, when I stand before Jesus that day, I expect to hear the Lord, "Inhae!, You did a good job."
Thanks to that, I try to spend my time effectively, and I think I was able to avoid many foolish decisions thanks to the Word of God. Even so, I still make mistakes and fall, but I am able to avoid being lazy in the Spirit growth by the geace o…
08/26/2024
Devotional
What a day, glorious day that will be!
Soon and very soon!
My father is 93 years old, and my mother is 86 years old.I think they will soon go to heaven . I never imagined it before, but when I see my close friends and acquaintances around me, I think God is preparing me to send my parents away. My father-in-law and mother-in-law also spent their entire lives doing only God's work and left behind many disciples of faith, leaving them empty-handed. My parents also spent their entire lives doing only God's work and putting aside their own for the sake of others, but my father is always self-sufficient and satisfied, and he is still always happ…