ONE 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: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV

I am very sad today and I don’t know why I’m sad.  My arthritis is hurting but it always hurts.  I feel like crying.  I want to write this devotion but I feel like going back to bed.  We read in the Bible.  “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41).

Jesus knows and He understands how it hurts when we are sad and lonely, discouraged and feel like crying.  Jesus felt the same emotions we feel and when we cry He weeps with us and when we laugh He rejoices with us.  There is good news.  One day Jesus is coming back to take us with Him to Heaven.

What a day of rejoicing and happiness that is going to be.  We will see our precious Saviour face to face.  There will be no more crying and no more parting.  Not only will we be with Jesus forever, we will also see our loved ones who have already gone to Heaven.  How I long for the day when I will see Jesus.

Heavenly Father, I pray for every person who feels lonely and broken hearted.  May they feel Your love for them as they have never felt it before.  I pray for every pastor and evangelist that You would encourage them and give them fruits for their labor.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

October 19, 2015