When Jesus Comes Again

Luke 17:24  

"For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one 

part under heaven, shineth unto the other part 

under heaven; so shall also the 

Son of man be in his day." 

   What did Jesus mean when He answered the Pharisees, "The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you," (V-20b, V-21). I believe He meant just what He said, "The kingdom of God is within you." That is to say, the kingdom of God works in men's hearts; it is to produce not new things, but new people. It is not a revolution in material things that we are to look for, but a revolution in the hearts of men. God will not hold a man guiltless, who, on the road of life, sends a younger or a weaker brother on the wrong path. 
   There will be times when the Christian will long for the coming of Christ. Like the martyred saints he will cry out, "And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth,"(Rev. 6:10).  But he will need to learn to light a candle of patience and wait. God takes his own time! 

   My Friends, The coming of Christ is certain, but its time is unknown. Speculation would be in vain. People will come with false prophecies and false predictions; Therefore we must stand our ground and we must not forsake our faith or our duties to follow them. The best way that Christ can come upon a man is when he is faithfully and humbly and watchfully doing his duty.  "No man will foresee it, but all men will see it."  

Amen!

Reading: Luke 17:20-24

Ref: HGSB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry