MAY 28

Revelation 19:11-21
Memorise Titus 2:13
“The glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”

WHAT IS OUR BLESSED HOPE?

1 Corinthians 13:13 says, “And now abideth faith, hope, charity”. Faith, hope and charity (love), have been the hallmarks of Christianity with the most emphasis on love. We look now at hope which is “elpis” in Greek, meaning to expect or anticipate with confidence. Our Christian faith is filled with hope. Through salvation in Jesus, death is not the end. We know that we will see our loved ones again in Heaven. In Titus 2:13, we read of our “blessed hope” which is “the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”. This is a future event which is repeatedly mentioned in the Bible. Revelations 19:11-21 describes in detail Jesus’ triumphant second coming as the true ruler of this world to defeat the Anti-Christ and his armies at Armageddon.

Jesus’ second coming is indeed a “blessed hope” to us. The world now is in such a wretched state of sin that it is impossible to feel optimistic at all about the future. There is no peace as countries are at war or on the verge of war with one another. Homosexuality and fornication are rife and seen as acceptable ways of life. Crime is everywhere as human beings harm and hate one another. Injustice prevails. Natural calamities and pestilences occur on a daily basis as the earth further degenerates. One can have a sense of how deplorable a state the world is in now just by reading the newspapers everyday. It is a sad state to be in. Yet the Christian has hope in the future. When Christ comes again and ushers in the millennium, the world will be restored. Christ will rule with righteousness and perfect justice. Peace and love will finally reign on earth. Creation will be restored to its perfect state. It will be the complete opposite of how the world is today. How wonderful and joyous to just sit and think about it!

Do you feel the same way about the millennium? Are you looking forward to Jesus coming again? Or are you so comfortable in the ways of this world that you do not want things to change? Are you indulging in the lusts of the flesh and carnal ways of life that you rather not say “Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20)? Can you really say that Jesus’ second coming is your “blessed hope”? Honestly examine your heart as Jesus is coming again very soon. A true believer will be filled with the utmost joy and hope at the thought of Christ coming again. Are you?

Thought: Think on how wonderfully different the millennium will be.
Prayer: Even so, come, Lord Jesus.