Sometimes doesn’t it seem like GOD is being slow in keeping HIS promises?
“The LORD does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what HE promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but HE is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all (of you) should turn to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9 AMPC).
Being I do not know what GOD knows, HIS timing often does not make sense to me. But I am beginning to see, even in little things, that GOD’s timing always has a purpose.
Back in the day, the days when you were young did you ever SNEAK around and do something you sure would not do if Mom or Dad were there? Why did you sneak around? If you were like me, and I think you are, you didn’t want to get caught doing something they didn’t like!
JESUS said that HE was going away (to heaven) to make a place for us- HIS bride/ the church (in HIS FATHER’s house) and that HE would come back for us so we could be where HE is (John 14:2-3).
The truth is JESUS can come for us at any time. It really makes sense that GOD our FATHER in HIS amazing wisdom has chosen not to disclose the time HE will send JESUS back for HIS bride the church. For the concept of being caught unaware is why the Biblical doctrine (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:6-8) of the imminent (can happen at any moment) pre-tribulation rapture (catching away of the church) is a truth that motivates holiness.
We sure don’t want to meet our LORD ashamed (1 John 2:28).
And everyone that has this hope in HIM (JESUS is coming and can appear in the air and call us up at any time) purifies himself even as HE (JESUS) is pure.
Even so, come LORD JESUS!
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Sharon
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