THE REASON

“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

The reason Heaven is going to be so wonderful is because we will be with Jesus forever.  The reason Jesus is going to shout with happiness when He comes back to take us to Heaven is because He loves us so much He died for us.  What a joyous and happy day that will be when we see Jesus face to face!

Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck wrote one of my favorite hymns “Face to Face with Christ, My Savior”.  Think about it!  We are going to see our precious Saviour face to face and we will be with Him for all eternity.  Are you shouting yet?  Jesus, the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS is coming back for us.

I saw a wedding in a Christian family movie.  It showed the bride walking slowly down the aisle to meet her bridegroom who was waiting for her at the front of the church.  When Jesus comes back for us, I’m not going to walk slowly to meet Him; I’m going to run and fall at His feet and tell Him how much I love Him.

It is sad and heartbreaking when a loved one dies but because of Jesus we will see them again.  Even though we know we’ll see them again, it still hurts us and the tears fall.  God understands how we feel because His Son died.  The heart of our Heavenly Father hurt and He wept because He missed His Son.   

Joanne Lowe

January 10, 2016