Bible
message
1 A God we can depend upon- in good times and
difficult
2 A future secure – a better land beyond,
where Jesus is.
Let
us read from the words of the Lord Himself
John
14.1
"Let not your heart
be troubled, you 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 you
may be also.
And where I go you know,
and the way you know.
Thomas said unto Him '
Lord we know not......'
Jesus answered "I am
the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but by Me."
Troubles
– yes Let the LORD God handle our troubles – HE IS ABLE.
God
is Almighty, He is Holy, He is the LORD our Saviour, our Shepherd and we can leave our troubles with Him.
Peter
was in trouble – he had just promised the Lord that he would follow Jesus no matter what – even death. And he failed.
The grace of the forgiveness Jesus is recorded in John 21.
God
revealed in Jesus Christ likewise filled with Grace and truth.
----- He is one in whom we can trust
The Lord
Jesus gave directions about the present – He had just said "Love one
another as I have loved you".
Now He is
concerned about the future and He says
"I go to prepare a place for you"
Jesus had
tasted the disappointments of earth, and wanted something better, much better
for those who loved Him. A special place
in the Fathers house.
It seems as
though something extra needed to be done to accommodate humans in heaven.
Angels fitted into the spiritual character of heaven – they are spirit beings.
But to have a special place for humans – well the Lord made the promise to go
and prepare the place. Then He promised to come again for the distinct purpose of taking his own,
His sheep to the Father's house.
Then someone
interrupted ' but how do we get there?
Jesus
replied " I am the way there!"
The Lord
Jesus is the only way to heaven, He told
the truth about the future and He gives new life, eternal life to all who trust
Him
The Lord Jesus Christ was going to the Father house by way
of the cross, His resurrection and His ascension.
For us death
has become a doorway to heaven. Death should have been the wages of our sin.
'But Jesus died for me'.
For us in
Christ, resurrection is a happy prospect.
For us to be
caught up into the Fathers house is our sure hope – accepted there because of
the Sacrifice of Christ on the cross.
Another
Bible verse:
1 John 3:2
"Beloved now are we the children of God, and it does
not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when HE shall appear we shall
be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is."
Today we say
an eternal farewell to our friend in Adam.
Tomorrow we
will greet him as in Christ.
When we meet
in heaven, all the old agitating habits,
the impatience etc will be gone. We will be changed to be like HIM, the Man in
the glory. Well might John the apostle write:
'there is so much we don't know,
but this we do know – we shall be like HIM'
We will see
the face of our Beloved Lord and each one will reflect the glory of HIS radiant
face.
Face to face
with Christ my Saviour
Face to face
what will it be
When with
rapture I behold Him
Jesus Christ
who died for me
Only faintly
now I see Him
With the
darkling veil between
But the
blessed day is coming
When His
glory shall be seen.
What rejoicing
in His presence
When are
banished grief and pain
When the
crooked ways are straightened
And the dark
things shall be plain
Face to
face O blissful moment
Face to face
to see and know
Face to face
with my Redeemer
Jesus Christ
who loves me so
Face to face
I shall behold Him
Far beyond
the starry sky
Face to face
in all His glory
I shall see
Him bye and bye
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