Come Quickly Lord Jesus

Come Quickly Lord Jesus
by David Brenneman

"in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing." 2 Timothy 4:8.

"so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." 1 Corinthians 1:7-9.

Sometimes I fall to my knees and pray
Come, Jesus, come
Let today be the day
Sometimes I feel like I'm gonna break
But I'm holding on
To a hope that won't fade
Come, Jesus, come
We've been waiting so long
For the day You return
To heal every hurt and right every wrong
We need You right now
Come and turn this around
Deep down I know this world isn't home
Come, Jesus, come
There'll be no war
And there'll be no chains
When Jesus comes
Let today be the day
He'll come for the weak
And the strong just the same
And all will believe in the power of His name
Come, Jesus, come
We've been waiting so long
For the day You return
To heal every hurt and right every wrong
We need You right now
(Come and turn this around) turn this around
Deep down I know this world isn't home
Come, Jesus, come
Come, Jesus, come
One day He'll come
And we'll stand face to face
Come and lay it all down
'Cause it might be today
The time is right now
There's no need to wait
Your past will be washed by rivers of grace
Come, Jesus, come
We've been waiting so long
For the day You return
To heal every hurt and right every wrong
We need You right now
(Come and turn this around) turn this around
Deep down I know this world isn't home
Come, Jesus, come
Come, Jesus, come
Come, Jesus, come
-(c)2024 Cece Winans "Come Jesus Come".

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.  All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.  “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.  For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;  naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’  Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?  And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?  When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’  The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’  “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;  for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;  I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’  Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’  Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’  These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:31-46.

Is there a love in your heart for the return of Jesus Christ?  A longing that causes you to want to cry out "please come quickly Lord Jesus!"?
A longing that you can't quite find the words to say to explain it?

Shouldn't there be? 

In any journey away from home there comes a time when you long for it again.  But how do we long for a place, for THE person, when we have yet to see both?  The Promise of His coming. 

"Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.  For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.  For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.  But My righteous one shall live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him." Hebrews 10:35-38.

"The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9.

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up." 2 Peter 3:10.

"looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!" 2 Peter 3:12.

Do you not pray for His return?  I know that I do.  The opening lines of "Come Jesus Come" reach deep into my heart...touching a part of me that longs so much to be with Jesus.

Do you have yourself so wrapped up in whatever is going on in your life that you've neglected to long for, to pray for, the return of Jesus Christ? 

Are you going to be counted among those who will indeed love His appearing? 

My Dear Reader please consider it well that this particular promise is just as valuable and valid as all His other promises. 

For me His return is something of a reunion and a relief.  A reunion because I know when I was a baby getting surgery done on my eyes, He was with me, comforting me.  I can tell you that photo in the back of the book "Heaven is for Real" of Jesus?  That face is pretty much what I can remember it being like. 
The relief will be because the battles of my life internally and externally will be over.  My sin nature will trouble me no more.

But to be held by my Savior! 
I don't have to imagine what it will be like for me.  I already know that I will be crying.  I will be one of those whom He will be wiping the tears from my eyes.

We would really do well to not just be reading THROUGH our Bible but to dig deeper into it.  The love of God in Christ Jesus is evident throughout it if we would but slow down going through it.

Jesus keeps His promises.  He said "In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.  If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also." John 14:2-3.

Do you not long to go home to forever be with Jesus?  Paul wrote that he certainly did.  He was torn between his calling in Christ Jesus and his desire to be with Jesus.

Come Jesus Come...let today be the day.

"I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8.

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1.

Is your hope alive?  Are you listening for that shout to take us out of this world to forever be with Jesus? 

There's a crown for those who are longing for His appearing. 

Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.

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