"And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21)
Jesus came as Savior the first time. The second time, He will come as Judge, "For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son" (John 5:22).
There is no reason to dread the Second Coming, if we are walking, "in the light as He is in the light." The Bible declares that, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad," and this is a great motivator for "good living." But everywhere in Scripture, the anticipation of the coming of the Lord is a delight-- "'Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,' says the LORD of hosts."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I, "delight," in You--- and Your Coming. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking Unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking Unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
