For 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. After 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. (1 Thess 4:16-17 NIV)
What more could one ask for than to spend our whole lives; even eternity, in His presence? That is where the hope of the Christian lies. It lies in the promise of being reconciled to God our Father after having turned our backs on Him over and over again.
The one who died for us died so that we could be reconciled to him in life. This is life: abiding in the presence of God's love; knowing that he was forsaken even by us will not forsake us.
Rejoice for this is the promise to all who believe that the Messiah has come and lived and died and lives again for you!
God's Peace - Pr. J
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