Read I Thessalonians 4:13-17
This passage of the Bible is probably the most exciting record to most people. The thought of leaving this old world for the streets of gold is beyond comprehension. Just think, your next step may not be on cracked concrete, but on the purest gold. The next wall you see may not be the cracked foundation you’ve been meaning to fix, but great walls of jasper. The stress of a broken heart may, in a moment, become released by the sight of skies splitting open and Jesus descending on a cloud.
Yes, indeed this will be a magnificent day. However, the statement of scripture, “occupy till he comes”, really does carry validity. It is important that we do everything possible to prepare for those streets. We cannot become complacent in these last hours, even in the midst of tragedy, heartache, loss, frustration, and stress. Sometimes it may seem easier to just throw the towel in, but it would be much more costly. So in the middle of our lives, we must take a moment and try to fathom what heaven will be.
Remember, we must wake up, brush our teeth, take a shower, eat breakfast and get dressed. We must agonize about what to wear, how to do our hair and which road to take to work. We must enter our cars, drive as fast as we can to hit the traffic jam on I-94, peel off the roadway just glancing back one time to the person who cut you off, and greet them. We must wait at the bus stop for some crazy driver to pick us up for school, listen to all of the teachers that half the time do not make any sense. We have to return from work or school in order to work some more on household items and homework. Are you tired yet?
Just think, there is coming a day when the Lord will appear and all those things that caused weariness will fall by the wayside and we will forever enter into eternal rest. Just think about it!!
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