To be Continued
"Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing
up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you
into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen
Him go into heaven." -- Acts 1:11
It leaves you watching and waiting in anticipation.
How many times has this happened to you?
You're watching a program on television and -- for a change
-- it's interesting. You get wrapped up in the show and find
yourself wondering how the end will turn out.
And, all of a sudden, three words appear on your television
screen...
...to be continued.
And, then, a preview of what is to come is revealed to you
-- either for tomorrow night's show or next week's show. You
get a glimpse of what's up ahead and it excites you even
more.
Are you gonna stay tuned? You betcha!
Until that next show appears you wait in anticipation. You
can hardly wait until the time arrives when you can flip on
the 'ol television and watch the "to be continued" play out
before your eyes.
My, my, my -- did Jesus ever give us a "to be continued"!
No, it wasn't a second part of a television mini-series or a
weekly drama...
...it was the promise that He'd be back to get us and take
us home to heaven!
I don't know about you, but I can't wait for that "to be
continued" to play out before my eyes!
You see, Jesus left the disciples gazing up into the sky.
But, He left them with a promise...
..."I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare
a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am, ye may be also." (John 14:2a, 3)
And He even gave us a preview of what is to come. He left us
His Holy Word -- the Bible -- to share with us a glimpse of
what's up ahead.
And it excites me even more! How about you?
Are you gonna stay tuned? You betcha!
Christian, I want you to take a look at your life right now.
Look at the hardships and difficulties, even the successes
and victories. Look at your career and your family and your
possessions. Look at everything that's a part of your life.
And remember this: it's all going to pass away some day.
But, praise God -- this world isn't the end. It's only the
beginning. Jesus is coming back to get us because there is
so much more awaiting in heaven for those that know Him.
There is so much more...
...to be continued.
Stay the course...and stay tuned!
Jimmy D. Brown beacon@arkansas.net