Jesus Is Coming

By now your tree has been up for a while.  There may be a handful of gifts under it. And if there are children at your home the question has been asked more than once. How many more days?

            When our boys were younger we had a calendar where we moved a mouse every morning to countdown the days to Christmas morning. Very often one boy would run down the stairs and move Mr. Mouse even before visiting the bathroom.  Then the other one would move him again when we went down for breakfast.

            I discovered this one year as I realized Christmas was still a week away, but Mr. Mouse was only three slots from the big day.  You don’t want to see the face of a little boy as you move that mouse backwards and have to explain that he will just have to wait. Waiting is hard.

            I remember the excitement of waiting for Christmas.  One year I was hoping to get a mini-bike.  I was pretty sure that box under the tree was the right size for a helmet.  But I had to wait…and wait…and wait.  I didn’t know if I could do it.

I still love Christmas, and I look forward to it more than most adults. But there is something else that I await with anxious anticipation today, far more than ever before. The Bible reports the first coming of Jesus. The full account is found in the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. But then it promises the second coming of Jesus.  You can find those promises from the beginning to the end.

            The Bible goes so far as to predict that some will scoff at the idea, making fun of those who believe. But Jesus said. “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 to myself that where I am there you may be also.” 

            There is one thing that you can know for sure. Jesus never lied.  Some of His promises have been delayed. But He has never lied, and we can trust Him. He has always been faithful. If He said He would come again, you can count on it. He will come again.

            Between now and the 25th someone is almost certain to ask you, “Are you ready for Christmas?”  But I have an even more important question for you. Are you ready for Jesus to come back?  I pray that you are.