JUNE 19, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4

When will the Rapture happen? No one knows. Only God knows for He alone knows the times and seasons of future events. How then are we to live since we know that one day, we’ll be raptured and will be with God in heaven?

Su Ling was a good girl who studied hard in school. However, she had not been doing well despite the effort put in. In particular, she was weak in Science, and failed in that subject in her final exams in Primary Five. Discouraged, she had been keeping to herself and wondered why God allowed her to have such bad results. Then she read about the Rapture. She thought to herself, “Since Jesus is coming again, I need not study so hard! There is no use in putting in any effort as I’d be going to heaven anyway!”

Is that the right way to think?

Some people may hope Rapture will take place soon for the wrong reasons; Su Ling is an example of that.That should not be our way of thinking. If we are not doing well in any subject, perhaps it is because of the way we are studying. Or maybe it is because there are a few important concepts we have not been able to grasp, and after understanding these concepts, the results would reflect the work we put in.

Instead, we should be looking forward to the coming of Jesus because we love to see Him. Because we want to thank Him in person for the great things He has done for us! However, because no one will know when Jesus will come, let us be faithful to whatever responsibilities God has given us, until He comes!