Come, Lord Jesus

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12).
The more we desire something, the harder it is to wait for it. When I was a boy, waiting for Santa Claus to come was a yearlong event. The countdown for next year’s Christmas began on December 26. My anticipation grew daily as Christmas drew nearer. When the big day arrived, I would tear down the stairs along with my brothers and sister, wake up our parents and revel in the excitement of Christmas. Men of God, we should possess a similar attitude of expectation concerning the return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (I Corinthians 15:51, 52). Those that love His appearing and look forward to it, will be rewarded with a crown of righteousness (II Timothy 4:8). Paul again exhorted Titus to “[look] for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). “And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away” (I Peter 5:4). Are our hearts longing for Jesus to return? Is our prayer that of John, “Even so, come, Lord Jesus”? Do our hearts skip a beat when we see prophecy fulfilled before our very eyes? Rest assured, men of God, Jesus is coming back. May we not be ashamed of His coming or be found sleeping.