Today’s post from my time of “coffee with the Lord” is from an ol’ guy who’s been “around the block” a few times in ministry (as a pastor, denominational leader, and educator for over 55 years)…
When you hear these words… “I HAVE A WORD FROM THE LORD”… you may be hearing something that is true and valid – but on the other hand you may be hearing something that someone “concocted” out of their own prejudices, passions, and pride! In fact, both Jeremiah and Ezekiel have extended passages warning about those who make such claims falsely and threatening them with God’s judgment!
But NOT SO with Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (the passage of Scripture I read this morning in my devotions! It is a great inspired and hope producing “WORD FROM THE LORD” directly from Him through Apostle Paul – it is A SURE WORD that certainly will be fulfilled!
So I urge you to read the following “WORD FROM THE LORD” carefully, ponder its message, consider its impact, and allow it’s encouragement to lift you in hope regarding your certain future as a follower of Jesus – dead or alive!!!
“I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers [and sisters], about those who are asleep [have died], that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. FOR THIS WE DECLARE TO YOU BY A WORD FROM THE LORD, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, AND SO WE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH THE LORD. THEREFORE ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER WITH THESE WORDS!” (From1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 ESV)
So take heart – be encouraged – This is a “SURE WORD FROM THE LORD” that will be fulfilled!! Hey, read your Bible, the time is near!!!
Coffee With The Lord 