December 31: God is coming back soon!

posted by Darius Sanders

Scripture
Revelation 22:7
“Look, I am coming soon!  Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.”

Observation
God is coming back!  He promised in His word that He will come back.  He doesn’t tell us exactly when, but according to His time scale, it will be soon.

This reminds me of when I was younger and my parents would leave the house and say, “When we get back, this house better be clean.”  We would then respond by asking, “When will you get back?”  (After all, there is no sense in cleaning up the house really quickly if they wouldn’t be back for a long time ). They would then respond by saying, “We’ll be back soon.”  They never gave us a specific time, but according to their time scale, it would be soon. 

Just like my parents made good on their promise time after time, God will make good on His promise.  He will return to the earth again soon!

Application
We can’t assume that God is coming years down the road.  We need to keep in mind that He could come at any time.  As fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ we may be prepared for His second coming, but we need to make sure others around us are prepared as well.  Sadly, most people don’t even know about the first coming of Christ.  The reason God has left us on this earth after starting a relationship with Him is to tell others about Him.  We need to maximize our time here on this earth by letting as many people know about Christ as possible. 

Prayer
God, thank You for helping us as a church to read through the entire bible this year!  My prayer is that more important than just reading the bible from cover to cover, we would put what Your Word says into practice in our every day life.  I pray that we would be proactive in telling other about Your love for them and Your desire to start a relationship with them.  Thanks for the hope of knowing that You will come back soon.  I look forward to seeing You!