A DAY OF HAPPINESS AND JOY

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”

Revelation 22:12 KJV

Ira D. Sankey wrote a beautiful hymn “The King Is Coming”.  I love these words.  “With joy we wait our King’s returning From His heavenly mansions fair; And with ten thousand saints appearing We shall meet Him in the air.”  The day when Jesus returns for us will be a day of happiness and joy.

We are going to have the privilege, happiness and joy of seeing our precious Saviour face to face.  “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” (1 Corinthians 13:12).  How I long for the day when I will see Jesus face to face.

I don’t know what dark valleys you are going through but Jesus knows and He cares about you.  He loves you so much He died for you.  Are you shouting with happiness yet?  We shout and cheer for our favorite sports team how much more we should shout and cheer for Jesus Who died for us.

If you have never given your heart and life to Jesus, I urge you to do it now.  Don’t put it off as Jesus could come back for us even while you are reading this devotion.  Don’t miss out on spending eternity with the One Who loves you so much He died for you.  Don’t keep breaking His heart by saying no to Him.

Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus.  I pray for those who are discouraged, lonely and going through dark valleys.  Please comfort and encourage them.  Jesus, I love You so much.  Thank You for dying for my sins and thank You for never leaving me.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

July 2, 2018