Promise of Future Meeting

Promise of Future Meeting, July 30
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"l will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice" - John 16:22

Surely He will come a second time, and then, when He sees us and we see Him, there will be rejoicings indeed. Oh, for that joyous return! But this promise is being daily fulfilled in another sense. Our gracious LORD has many "agains" in His dealings with us. He gave us pardon, and He sees us again and repeats the absolving word as fresh sins cause us grief. He has revealed to us our acceptance before God, and when our faith in that blessing grows a little dim, He comes to us again and again and says, "Peace be unto you," and our hearts are glad.

Beloved, all our past mercies are tokens of future mercies. If Jesus has been with us, He will see us again. Look upon no former favor as a dead and buried thing, to be mourned over; but regard it as a seed sown, which will grow, and push its head up from the dust, and cry, "I will see you again." Are the times dark because Jesus is not with us as He used to be? Let us pluck up courage; for He will not be long away. His feet are as those of a roe or young hart, and they will soon bring Him to us. Wherefore let us begin to be joyous, since He saith to us even now, "I will see you again."

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A future with the Lord is so exciting to me. I sometimes get wrapped up in what the future holds, where Bud and I will be in a few months, where will be in a few years, when will we have babies, etc. But then that all really doesn't matter because in the end, I will be forever with my Lord and Savior Jesus and that is all I should truly hope for. That and seeing the Gospel spread and souls saved. Lord help me to keep my focus in the right spot! Grace&Peace.