Look Forward to Jesus’ Return
“But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own. What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are. But that’s also why the world doesn’t recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he’s up to.” (1 John 3:1-3 MSG)
Such amazing grace and mercy that God has given us. Instead of punishing a wicked criminal, God loves the criminal so much that He decided to die in the criminal’s place to purchase his pardon, and make him an heir of all His rich estate. Each and every one of us were that wicked criminal. God’s grace blows our mind in the natural and sounds too good to be true, but we know that it is true.
The more you understand the significance of Jesus’ finished work at the cross, the more you will love God and be thankful for His grace.
This lifetime is not about looking to acquire as much material possessions and influence as possible before ending up buried in a grave.
For us who are children of God, we should not even expect to die, but to be received into the air when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ returns for us.
Our mortal body will be transformed into an immortal glorified body like Jesus’, and we will be like Him in body, soul, and spirit.
“Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed. For this perishable body must become imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”” (1 Corinthians 15:51-54 WEB)
Children of God who live impure lifestyles have likely lost sight of the Lord’s return. They are drinking from the world’s spring, headfirst like a hound drinking water.
If you are not careful, the deceitful of riches and the cares of this world will trap you, causing you to forfeit great eternal rewards due to spending your time unwisely.
Do not think that you are immune to these—always rely on God’s grace to keep you on the path to righteousness, and to walk befitting of your royal status, to bring glory to your Father in Heaven.
I pray that we receive the grace to carry ourselves with a spirit of love such that unbelievers who cross paths with us encounter the God of grace through interacting with us!
How is the Father like? Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father.” Jesus is an accurate and precise visible representation of the triune Godhead. See God’s heart of grace and love towards you in the 37 recorded miracles of Jesus Christ: https://bit.ly/messiahs-miracles
