When we think about the Lord’s coming, what is the first thought that comes to our mind? Is it “about myself” or is it “about Him”? In other words, do we immediately think about what His coming will mean for us or what it will mean for Him? As another has said, “If I think of the rapture of the saints, I begin to think of what I get, but when I think of the appearing, I begin to think of what He will get.” Which is more important — what we will get or what He will get? The answer is easy and obvious. May the Spirit, as we go through the articles in this issue, give emphasis to our hearts of what His coming will mean for Him and for God’s glory. Even when we do think of the rapture, who will have the most joy, we or Him? His heart is so full of desire for our happiness that the look on His face when we meet face to face will be one of supreme joy—a look that will rapture our hearts. And when we think that He, whom we love and who was despised and cast out and crucified, shall return in power and glory, may we be among those who “love His appearing.”
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