“When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” – Luke 21:28
In recent months many have connected current events to the coming of Christ. But no one knows exactly when the Lord will come. What we do know is that he will indeed return just as He promised – first at the rapture then, seven years later, to reign. That should affect our manner of life. The following message from the Baptist Hour should serve as a warning to all.
“The exact same event described by Jesus as being a dreadful and terrible day for some, who will quake with fear, is promised to others as a day of deliverance.
When the Son of man, Jesus Christ, returns to earth in all His power and glory, it will be the end of everything as we know it. On the one hand, for those who have sought their satisfaction in material things, it will be the end of all their hopes. On the other hand, for those who have been diligently seeking first the kingdom of God, it will be a deliverance from the afflictions and cares of this world.
How will it be for you? Are you laying up for yourself treasures here on earth, as Jesus warned us against, where moth and rust and thieves are able to corrupt and steal our heart’s treasure? Or is your heart’s treasure in heaven and all of your resources devoted to that which is eternal?
Will the coming of Christ be fearful, and the loss of all you have? Or will it be the joyful return on a careful and lifelong investment? It all depends on how you are living now, on what your priorities are now, on where your faith is now.”
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
