Yesterday Dave and I were traveling through the New Mexico/Arizona mountains. Every time we take this road we are greeted with the most beautiful cloud display and each time I ride silently, enjoying the view.
There’s just something about clouds that I find intriguing. When we lived in Montana I would spend hours taking pictures of the clouds. One year I made a Cloud Calendar. As we would drive from Montana to Iowa each summer I would ask Dave to stop just so I could take one more picture of them.
Mind you I am not a cloud expert and I really can’t tell you which ones are cummulus, stratus or nimbus but I know I am captivated by them. Dave once told me that I would probably be taking pictures of the clouds when the Lord returns.
I think that’s it! I see those gorgeous pillows of white filling the sky and I think maybe today.
“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15According to the LORD’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the LORD, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the LORD himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the LORD in the air. And so we will be with the LORD forever. 18Therefore encourage one another with these words.” I Thessalonians 4:13-18 NIV
Will the Lord return today? Will this be the day that the Father says to His Son, go bring my children home to me?
I live expectantly. Maybe today!
That is the hope that we who believe in Christ as our Savior have. In Jesus’ last evening with his disciples he said “I go to prepare a place for you and I will come again and receive you to Myself”.
Jesus talked of heaven on many occasions. Once He said the day of the Lord’s appearing will come when life is going on as normal. People will be working, buying and selling, cooking and sleeping. He will come for His own.
Maybe today or maybe not until my life is over.
Whenever that day is, and no one knows except the Father, all of us who have placed our trust in Jesus will be ready. No one needs to be fearful that they will be left because Jesus is coming for all who believe. Not one believer will be left behind.
Maybe it will be today.