Jesus: God's Son from Heaven
And to wait for His Son from heaven,
whom He raised from the dead,
even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Jesus is God’s Son from Heaven. Therefore, you should live a godly life, anticipating His return. Look at the example of the Thessalonicans; they turned from idols to serve the living and true God and to anticipate the return of God’s Son, who will come from Heaven. Because Jesus is God’s Son from Heaven, don’t just spend your time waiting for His return, as if there were nothing to do. Serve Him with all of your might now. And yet, look to Heaven as if He’ll come at any minute. If you think He may come at any moment, you will work longer and harder and smarter. You will adjust all of your life in light of His return.
Lord Jesus, I know in my heart that You can return in the next minute; but since You haven’t come yet, it’s hard to keep on expecting Your second return at any minute. How can I keep my anticipation sharp?
The key to keeping your anticipation of Christ’s return sharp is relationship; if you love Jesus and are dedicated to serving Him, then you will keep your relationship to Him warm. You will want to develop a deeper fellowship with Christ each day. When God’s Son from Heaven comes, you’ll finally meet Him face-to-face, and that will consummate all the fellowship you’ve had on this earth.
Lord, I will look for Your return today, and I will live as though You’ll come in the next minute. But I’ll also fellowship with You and plan my work as if You’re not coming in my lifetime. Amen.
Go Deeper: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Live as though Jesus will come at any minute.
