Tuesday, July 19, 2022

A Hope Beyond All Hopes

“The coming of the Lord draweth nigh” (James 5:8).

The assurance of this verse is the echo of the same promise made by the Lord Himself, just before going to the cross and then returning to heaven. There in the upper room for the last time with His disciples, He said,

“I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:3).

Perhaps as young people we don’t always think about the coming of the Lord or the impact it will have when we are suddenly transported into His presence in the Father’s house. For someone who is getting older, like the editor of these pages, it brings more and more comfort and anticipation. This is a hope beyond all hopes! Furthermore it is a hope that is secure in Christ and which cannot fail.

“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast” (Hebrews 6:19).

When exactly this promise will be fulfilled, we do not know. But one thing is for certain, we are now closer to it than we have ever been before.

“Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus”
(Revelation 22:20).