I bet 90 percent of the Christian blog world has just jumped up, looked at their phone or computer, and said: “Hey! What is that numbskull talking about?” Please, allow me to elaborate.
Of course I am looking forward to the return of Jesus. I am not really writing a dissertation on eschatology here, but I believe some day Jesus will come back and reign on the Earth for a 1000 years, followed by a New Heaven and Earth and the Eternal age of Heaven. That’s good stuff, and wonderful to contemplate. But on the Just a Thought post I did yesterday with that same scripture on it, J David Peever made the following comment:
it’s tough to look forward to our eternity but still see others that don’t have the same hope – how can life be worth living with out real hope?
That was a very sobering comment. It makes a point. There is a Christian so burdened by the idea of lost souls NOT going to Heaven with him, that he might actually wish that event be delayed. Wow. Now, my friend David is clearly excited about the return of Jesus himself, but also feels a great burden for the lost.
Of course when we actually do enter Heaven we will not be sad over the lost we left behind as God will “wipe away every tear.” What about now, though? Are we sad over the lost? Do we carry a burden for those who won’t be entering heaven with us, or be there waiting when we arrive?
An extra thought
If we don’t feel a burden for the unsaved, maybe we fail to actually understand just what we ourselves were saved from.
Truth in Palmyra 
August 25, 2017 at 08:07
Amen,Wally! Sometimes I have a bit of an anxiety attack when people say, “come quickly, Lord Jesus.” We are not ready yet, many are still lost, the place is a mess,and this is a King arriving!
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August 25, 2017 at 08:36
Yes and sometimes I think we forget all of those people. Thanks IB
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August 25, 2017 at 08:31
I totally agree with J David and @insanitybytes22 as we look forward to Jesus return we shouldn’t forget there are still a lot of people that need to be told and shown the way to Christ. We were saved to tell others about the saviour.
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August 25, 2017 at 08:37
Amen! Thanks for adding to the conversation
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August 25, 2017 at 15:56
Wally, my wife often prays “Come quickly, Lord Jesus” after watching the evening news but we are very aware of the many people in our lives who haven’t accepted Jesus yet.
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August 25, 2017 at 15:58
It’s somewhat of a quandary isn’t it Tom?
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August 25, 2017 at 16:17
Yes, it is. But those Christians in the early church were facing a kind of persecution that we can’t imagine so I can understand why many would have been praying for the Lord’s immediate return.
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August 25, 2017 at 16:43
That’s a really excellent point, Tom. Most times we are wishing Him to hurry because of our relatively mild circumstances, or things we see in the world that don’t really affect us that much. Hmm..that was kind of convicting.
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August 25, 2017 at 16:58
Reblogged this on Live 4 Him and commented:
A difficult dilemma
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August 25, 2017 at 17:23
Thanks my friend.
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August 25, 2017 at 17:23
my pleasure
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August 25, 2017 at 20:25
A difficult dilemma for sure! Especially for family and close friends. But even our enemies need him!
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August 25, 2017 at 20:30
Indeed they do. That, we might could do a better job of remembering sometimes. Thanks!
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August 26, 2017 at 05:58
Actually, he needs to get here sooner than later!
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August 26, 2017 at 06:27
Hey GP thanks for coming by. I agree with that too. Personally He could come before I finish this sentence and I would be ecstatic. While I am still here, though, I just can’t stop thinking about the ones who won’t do with us.
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August 30, 2017 at 06:11
Yes – and the reason I feel He has returned yet…His love for the lost.
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August 30, 2017 at 06:15
Hi Tammi. I think that is true! In fact, He told us that more less:
Thanks for reading and commenting!
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September 4, 2017 at 00:09
I’m surely waiting for his return….
Not ashamed to say that I’m a Christian.
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September 4, 2017 at 04:35
Amen .Thank you for coming by
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