Devotion 9/5, Til I Hear “Well Done”!
We will be with the Lord forever.
1 Thessalonians 4:17
There’s the promise from Jesus to the thief on the cross: “Today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43).
In addition, the apostle Paul provides a promise in 1 Thessalonians 4, describing one of the most striking scenes in the Bible about the Lord’s return. With the shout of the archangel and the blast of a trumpet, the Lord Jesus will descend from heaven. All who belong to Jesus will be raised from the dead, and the living will be gathered to him.
And here Paul supplies an indelible, eternal promise: “We will be with the Lord forever.” With this assurance we can be filled with hope and encourage one another.
Lord Jesus, although the unknown moment of our death is a reality for each of us, we give thanks that You will never leave or forsake us. Amen.
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