"Behold, He cometh!"
(Revelation 1:7)
Sunrise in the Swiss Alps
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"I think we shall not think much about the sound of the trumpet, and the
clouds of glory, and all the holy angels that come with Him; we shall
"see Jesus" and hear His own voice and that will fill our eyes
and our hearts forever." -Frances Ridley Havergal
Does this seem a terrible verse? do you wonder why it should be one of
the "little pillows," and wish the book had given you a different one to go
to sleep upon to-night? Look at it again: "He cometh!" Who? Jesus Himself,
the "same Jesus" who said, "Come unto Me."
You thought it would be so nice to come, if you could only see Him.
But you will see Him, for He is coming.
Think of seeing Him come, so beautiful, so glorious, so "altogether lovely";
Him, the very same dear, kind Saviour, who loves the little children, who
loves you and has called you! Seeing His very face; the very brow that was
crowned with thorns, the very eyes that looked on Peter, the very lips that
said such wonderful and gracious things!
No longer thinking about Him, and trying to believe on Him and praying
to Him, and wishing for Him, but really seeing Him!
Is this terrible? Does it not rather seem something to look forward to very much?
Only one thing would make it terrible, and that is, if you will not come to Him now,
and will not let Him wash away your sins in His precious blood. Then it would indeed
be terrible, for He would never any more say to you, "Come!" but only "Depart!"
But you want Him to wash you clean, do you not? and you did try to come to Him?
And you believe He means what He says, and really died to save you?
Then, oh, shall you not be glad to see Him?
What if now the cry were heard, "Jesus is coming!"
Your heart would beat quick, but I think it would be with gladness, not terror.
Jesus is coming! Would you not go forth to meet Him? Jesus is coming!
Could anything be happier news?
I think we shall not think much about the sound of the trumpet, and the
clouds of glory, and all the holy angels that come with Him; we shall
"see Jesus" and hear His own voice and that will fill our eyes
and our hearts forever.
"Thou art coming, O my Saviour!
Thou art coming, O my King!
In Thy beauty all-resplendent,
In Thy glory all transcendent,
Well may we rejoice and sing!"
Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
Image courtesy/The Hymn Society
Of Great Britain and Ireland
"The Coming Of The Lord Jesus"
A devotional from the book,"Little Pillows;
Good-Night Thoughts For Little Ones"
(1875)
Frances Ridley Havergal
"Thou Art Coming, O My Saviour!"
(1873)
Frances Ridley Havergal
