The
Bible tells me, "You must believe that He (God) is, etc." (Hebrews
11:6) The title of this article is: "THE RETURN OF
CHRIST". The age-old question of "When Will Jesus
Return?" has been a question since Christ ascended back to heaven. There are people that have set certain days
and/or years and emphasized that Jesus would return during such a timeframe.
However,
we are admonished in Scriptures that only God knows when Jesus will
return.
Matthew
24:35-37 states: "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words
shall not pass away. But
of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only. But
as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Today,
September 13, 2011, I had spare time to devote to a few hours of leisure.
I turned to a TV station that featured a fast-paced movie with scenes of
the world being overtaken by enormous tsunamis.
(The
photo to you right is copied from http://www.cruiselines.us/
cruiseline_royalcaribbean.html)
As
the story continued to unfold, a huge ship carried a large populace of people; and,
that group of people survived the oncoming tsunamis. People with
various ethnic background were included in this dramatic episode of a world
that was devastated by the tsunamis.
As
the story unfolded, the huge ship almost collided with Mt. Everest.
However, the disaster was averted, and the ship with the many people were
able to start a new life in Africa.
While
watching
the above-mentioned movie, the story of Noah came to my mind. It was
Noah that was obedient to God and, therefore, he built an arc so that his
family was saved from the flood.
It
always amazes me what God did in Noah's time. Just think . . .
it was God that closed the door to the arc and, then, the great flood came
for forty days and forty nights.
Tragedies
throughout the world do happen. We are not guaranteed a trouble-free
life. We have, however, the Promises of God that "He will never
leave us nor forsake us". (Hebrews
13:5)
While
viewing the movie "2012"on September 13, (2011), I was inspired to
write a poem. The poem was finalized on September 22, 2011 as follows:
~
IF
I
COULD
LOOK
INTO
Eternity
~
If
I could look into eternity
What
scenes would I see?
We
all want life to be pleasant
And
never have to shed a tear.
I
have walked the valleys
I
have walked the mountaintop
And
God permits rain and sunshine
That
comes upon us all.
The
question is "do you project into the future
And
hope to walk in the beauty of His Light"?
The
future, dear friend, is ever so real
And
continues on the path to eternity's light.
The
years have taught me
That
there is a Heaven above
That
is surrounded with beauty
And
the atmosphere is ever so bright.
Jesus
bought many tickets
On
Calvary's Cross
So
that I or you may enter Heaven
Without
paying the cost.
The
Bible gives glimpses of Heaven
Its
streets are paved with pure gold
May
I see you in Heaven
Where
my final destination I will behold!
And
there I shall walk with my Saviour
And
the saints that are walking with Him
The
journey on earth may be joyful
The
journey on earth may bring tears
Some
day when I see Jesus
He
will wipe away my tears
And
joy and peace shall be forever
And
the future will never cease.
.
. . Written by Johanna Stang Hobrath . . .
