I often find myself sitting and thinking of the end of the world, and I find myself thinking that it is all just impossible: Jesus, busting through the clouds on a trumpet sound with great glory, surrounded by legions of angels; Jesus calling the righteous dead from their graves to meet him in the air where the righteous living will also join Him; and then everyone going to Heaven with him. It all seems so unrealistic! Especially when I consider that there will be no more pain and death - everything will be perfect, AND we will live forever.
I'm smiling to myself even now as I describe this fantastic scene. Living in this world of logic and reason and science, it's so easy for me not to believe what I have just described. Sometimes I believe it with every fiber of my being and the thought makes me happy and hopeful and anxious (in a good way) for Jesus' second coming. But sometimes, the doubt creeps in and I wonder: 'Is this really possible? Eternal life? No pain or death?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not doubting God in these times, at least that's what I tell myself. But I guess what I am doing is doubting his promises, which I've come to realize is doubting Him. In John 14:1-3, Jesus says, 'Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also.' The promise here is clear - Jesus WILL be returning to take the faithful with him away from sin forever.
I will have doubts and questions sometimes, but really, I thank God for the things that I can wrap my head around. I may find it hard to sometimes believe what the end of this world will be, but God provides me with the faith I need to press on in this journey and to believe. He sends me messages and speaks to me in my life. As I stated in a previous post God Answer's Prayers, Jesus speaks to me directly through his word. This direct communication is something that others may see as small and unimportant, but to me it means the world because these interactions are what my faith is built on. If I didn't have those small moments, it would be so hard for me to believe in the big things like the Second Coming.
I'm going to focus more on the little things that God does for me and reveals to me. Those are what are most important, and they will pave the way for my faith to grow stronger so that I could believe the big things. Most importantly, I will trust in Jesus, and lean on Him daily, because He is 'the author and finisher of our faith' (Hebrews 12:2). So to whoever reads this, if you don't believe that's okay; if you do believe but have doubts, that's okay too. Just earnestly and sincerely pray to God and ask him to give you faith and to help you believe, he will NEVER deny you that. But remember also that we must diligently seek Him. Relationships are built over time and communication and that's what God requires of us.
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