Read: Revelation 22:12–21 | Bible in a Year: Psalms 74–76; Romans 9:16–33
“Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20
The day before my husband was to return home from a business trip
my son said, “Mom! I want Daddy to come home.” I asked him why,
expecting him to say something about the presents his daddy usually
brings back or that he missed playing ball with him. But with solemn
seriousness he answered, “I want him to come back because I love him!”
His answer made me think about our Lord and His promise to come back. “I am coming soon,” Jesus says (Rev. 22:20). I long for His return, but why do I want Him to come back? Is it because I will be in His presence, away from sickness and death? Is it because I am tired of living in a difficult world? Or is it because when you’ve loved Him so much of your life, when He has shared your tears and your laughter, when He has been more real than anybody else, you want to be with Him forever?
I’m glad my son misses his daddy when he’s away. It would be terrible if he didn’t care at all about his return or if he thought it would interfere with his plans. How do we feel about our Lord’s return? Let us long for that day passionately, and earnestly say, “Lord, come back! We love You.”
His answer made me think about our Lord and His promise to come back. “I am coming soon,” Jesus says (Rev. 22:20). I long for His return, but why do I want Him to come back? Is it because I will be in His presence, away from sickness and death? Is it because I am tired of living in a difficult world? Or is it because when you’ve loved Him so much of your life, when He has shared your tears and your laughter, when He has been more real than anybody else, you want to be with Him forever?
I’m glad my son misses his daddy when he’s away. It would be terrible if he didn’t care at all about his return or if he thought it would interfere with his plans. How do we feel about our Lord’s return? Let us long for that day passionately, and earnestly say, “Lord, come back! We love You.”
Lord, please come back soon!
Look forward eagerly for the Lord’s appearing.
INSIGHT:
Jesus tells us that He is soon to return and will bring with Him
a reward for each believer who faithfully waits for Him. We are also
told that those who have “washed their robes” have the right to partake
of the tree of life. Does this mean that they are meriting a place in
heaven through good works? Most certainly not. The New Testament clearly
declares: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and
this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that
no one can boast” (Eph. 2:8–9).
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