Testimony 02/09/05: Jesus is Coming Back!
Christians are missing from earth, leaving their clothes as they wear it. The others are left behind, confused. Some believe the people have been kidnapped by aliens. Some think it is just a dream. Some take their own lives, knowing their family members are among the missing. Chaos is everywhere. Airplanes plummeted from the sky the moment the pilots gone missing. Trains crash. Cars collide. Communication lines are jammed as people trying to find out the fate of their loved ones.
Rayford Steele rushes home to find his house empty… and his wife missing. He is convinced the rapture has happened, the very thing his wife had been trying to tell him. She said the Christians would be taken to heaven. He told his wife that she was too religious. He made it as an excuse to dream about another woman. But now he comes home just to find her sleeping gown lying on their bed, left by the owner. Her wedding ring on the pillow, the place where she used to place her hand under her cheek as she slept. Rayford lays himself down and hug her wife’s sleeping gown, crying.
Tears stream down his face. He could almost smell his wife, as if she is still with him. He wishes he had complimented her for the new curtain she has put in their room. But has he ever appreciated it? Or noticed it at least? Not really. He wishes he had complimented her for faithfully brewing coffee for him every morning. He wishes he had believed his wife about God. About Christ. He has dreamt about another woman, but now all he wants is his wife…
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I am reading “Left Behind”. I am reminded that Jesus is coming back! I don’t know when, but one thing for sure, He is coming back! How different this world would be, how different our lives would be, if everyone has this in mind. Jesus is coming back!
Priorities will be readjusted
Rayford Steele rushes home to find his house empty… and his wife missing. He is convinced the rapture has happened, the very thing his wife had been trying to tell him. She said the Christians would be taken to heaven. He told his wife that she was too religious. He made it as an excuse to dream about another woman. But now he comes home just to find her sleeping gown lying on their bed, left by the owner. Her wedding ring on the pillow, the place where she used to place her hand under her cheek as she slept. Rayford lays himself down and hug her wife’s sleeping gown, crying.
Tears stream down his face. He could almost smell his wife, as if she is still with him. He wishes he had complimented her for the new curtain she has put in their room. But has he ever appreciated it? Or noticed it at least? Not really. He wishes he had complimented her for faithfully brewing coffee for him every morning. He wishes he had believed his wife about God. About Christ. He has dreamt about another woman, but now all he wants is his wife…
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I am reading “Left Behind”. I am reminded that Jesus is coming back! I don’t know when, but one thing for sure, He is coming back! How different this world would be, how different our lives would be, if everyone has this in mind. Jesus is coming back!
Priorities will be readjusted
Loved ones cherished
Risks taken
And things will not be taken for granted
Between now and then, may we never tire doing the things we are called to do. May we never live to regret. May we live life to the fullest. And may Jesus never find us asleep when He comes back. Amen!
Between now and then, may we never tire doing the things we are called to do. May we never live to regret. May we live life to the fullest. And may Jesus never find us asleep when He comes back. Amen!
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