The return of the King

https://odb.org/2024/09/22/royal-return

The one event every believer is looking forward to is the second coming of Christ, the return of the King of Kings, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and the Chosen One. It is an event that will certainly happen, but its timing, only Father God knows. The believers during the time of the Acts of the Apostles believed He would return then. 2,000 years have passed since then, and the world has made much advancements and progress in science and technology and development, and yet Christ has not returned.

It is believed that He will only return when every tribe and people’s group on earth has had the opportunity to hear the Gospel, and yet many have preached that ours shall indeed be the generation that will see and experience His return as the King of Glory to rule and later judge all mankind.

Thus, as millions in the world had watched the funeral of the passing of the oldest and longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, we will one day see the return of our own King Jesus Christ. The difference is that Christ will return as an immortal in His glorified body, and He will reign on earth for eternity one day merging the spiritual realm into the natural in the new heaven and new earth.

In the meantime, as we await His return with anticipation, the rigmarole of life goes on with its ups and downs and daily challenges. There will be temptations coming our way. Distractions from the world to distract us. Our own weaknesses in the flesh to contend with. Compromises we may make to carry on with the living. Whatever it is, we must always return to the narrow path and protect and safeguard our faith. Salvation is by grace, by our faith in Christ. It is not by our good works. Yet it may be lost by our own doing if we lose our faith in Christ or if we cease running the race or if we depart from the faith.

In these end times, there are and will be many false teachers who may lead us away from our lane to first pause us and then bring us on to another path like Alice in the wonderland. Always ask ourselves what is temporal and what is eternal, and although we need to live in the temporal, we hold on to what is eternal.

Have a fantastic time worshipping God today, celebrating His goodness as we await in anticipation of the return of His Son, our beloved Christ and King! Have a great time worshipping and fellowshipping in church today! Blessed Sunday, everyone!