The Greatest Hope

Good Morning; what a Hope we have in Jesus, a Hope that does not fade away in death, a Hope that reaches beyond death, a Hope that has conquered death, hell, and the grave. In Thessalonians 4:13-18, Paul encourages our hearts concerning the believers who have died in the Lord. “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope” Thess. 4:13. Sleep in reference to the Christian in Scripture refers to the body; our body is going back to the dust. The soul is eternal, we have no reference of the soul sleeping in the scripture, but we do have a reference of the body sleeping and Jesus calling them out. “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him” (v. 14). I am looking for the church’s rapture, and my friend, everyone who has died in the Lord, I know you have relatives, a mother, father, brother or sister, some of you even have children right now in the presence of Jesus. I felt a shout right there!! “Some interpret the phrase God will bring to mean that the spirits of dead believers will come from heaven with Christ to meet their resurrected bodies. Others see in it the truth that at the Rapture, God will bring all believers, living and dead, back to heaven with Christ”. Know this morning that all those who have died in the Lord, we will meet them again in the Rapture!! What a hope we have in Jesus, what a time we will have in the sky! I am so excited thinking about this great event, my friend; don’t you miss out on this grand celebration in the sky! Be Blessed in Jesus’ Name!

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The Greatest Promise

Good morning; I am reminded in the book of Acts of the final conversation Jesus had with His disciples. He instructed them to go to Jerusalem and wait for the promise of the Father. There in Jerusalem, they would receive power after the Holy Ghost had come upon them. I thank God this morning for the power of the Holy Ghost, which lives inside of every believer. But I am also grateful and excited about the announcement the “two men in white apparel” made to the disciples! After Jesus had given His final instructions, the Bible says that “a cloud received him out of their sight” (Acts 1:8). The disciples stood there and watched Jesus disappear into the sky; I know their hearts begin to grow heavy. This man, who they had placed all their hope and faith in, is now leaving, ascending into the heavens. I can remember being a little boy not wanting to leave my grandmother’s, and I would look out the back window of our vehicle until I could not see her anymore; then I would turn around in my seat sad. That is what comes to my mind when I think about these disciples watching Jesus leave them. But thank God for the “two men in white appear”. They asked the disciples, “why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven” (v.11). My friend; the greatest promise left to man in the Bible is that Jesus is coming back. He is going to return for His church. Jesus is coming for all those who have been saved, washed in the Blood of Jesus. Thank God for the promise of His (Jesus) return! Father, I pray this morning that all who are reading this devotion will be prepared when you split the eastern sky, and call your church home. Be Blessed in Jesus Name!

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Thankful Praise to the Lord

Good Morning…join with me this morning as we continue to explore the song and prayer of praise King David offered to the Lord in the thirtieth Psalm. David cried unto the Lord, “Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper” (Psalms 30:10). If God hears our prayers, if the great God who created the universe divided the waters and spoke light into the world, would give His ear to the petitions of our hearts, it would be the mercy of God. My friend, it is only the mercy of God that we are here this morning. I thank God this morning for His mercy; I thank God that He will give His Holy ear to hear the cries of my heart. David’s plea of mercy was for God to be his helper. To be his helper in pain, to be his helper in temptations, to be his helper during his sufferings and heartaches. Also, in the difficult times of life when we feel like we are growing faint in heart, God will be your helper. I thank God this morning for helping me through all my difficult times. David knew what the help of God would do, listen to his praise of God, “Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;” (v.11). God will turn the mourning of your heart into dancing at the mention of His name. My friend, keep trusting in the Lord, and get yourself a good pair of dancing shoes because your time is coming! The tears you have shed in prayer, the mourning of your heart will all turn to your favor. Jesus prayed in the garden until his sweat became as drops of blood, and now He is seated at the right hand of the Father! Father, I pray this morning that our readers will be encouraged in their faith and that they will soon feel the tides turning. Be Blessed in Jesus Name.


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