“For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep” (1 Thesalonians 4:15).
Those who are asleep will not be left behind, nor meet the Lord later than those who are alive. Sometimes we worry so much about things that will never be in our control. The Lord has all of this handled. Know that the Lord has given His promises and will not fail. Be led by the One who made you and know that He will hold you always in His arms. Alive here and now or asleep, He has redeemed you.
Come into the Lord’s presence and live as one who knows that He has done, is doing and will do all that He has promised. Let your faith be guided not by what you can understand, but by what the Lord says. He who made the heavens and earth also made you. Who knows but that all of what we call creation was not made in order that we might have the opportunity to live in the presence of the Lord forever.
Lord Jesus, God in the flesh, the One through whom all things were made and in whom all things have their being, lead me fully into Your arms of grace and mercy. Guide me according to Your goodness so that I would be led by all that You teach and know the goodness of the salvation You have purchased from the cross. Show me how, O Lord, now and always to walk according to Your word. Amen.
