ONE HAPPY DAY

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:”

1 Thessalonians 4:16

King James Version

Jim Hill wrote the beautiful hymn “WHAT A DAY THAT WILL BE”.  I love the words in this hymn.  “There is coming a day When no heartache shall come No more clouds in the sky No more tears to dim the eye All is peace forever more  On that happy golden shore What a day, glorious day that will be. What a day that will be When my Jesus I shall see And I look upon His face The One who saved my by His grace When He takes me by the hand And leads me through the Promised Land What a day, glorious day that will be.”

One happy day, Jesus is coming back for us and there will be no more violence, no more abuse of children, no more of anything that will hurt Jesus.  How I long for Jesus to come back and I will have the privilege of seeing Him face to face.  Carrie E. Breck wrote one of my favorite hymns “Face to Face with Christ, My Savior”.     I am so glad that the words in this hymn are true.  “What rejoicing in His presence, When are banished grief and pain; When the crooked ways are straightened, And the dark things shall be plain.”

Are you ready to meet Jesus if He comes back for us today?  You may be saved but will you be able to look Jesus in the eye or will you have to look away?  People only know what we say and what they see but God sees in our heart and He knows if we have allowed bitterness, resentment, unforgiveness, sarcasm and jealousy to remain in our heart.  All these things hurt our Heavenly Father and break His heart.  If your heart is not right with God, repent and ask Him to forgive you so you will be able to look Jesus in the eye when He comes back for us.

Joanne Lowe

November 5, 2019