A Special Promise

In John 14:2-3, Jesus tells the disciples:

²In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. ³And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.  

Isn’t it wonderful to know that Jesus has promised to return for those who have placed their faith and trust in Him as their Savior?  It is our blessed hope, the one thing we can be sure of.  Yet we hardly ever hear about it.

The religious leaders of Jesus' day knew the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) by heart and were well aware of the signs of the coming Messiah.  But they either missed it completely or outright rejected Him.  

Today we have the benefit of having the full counsel of God's Word.  Every book in the Bible points to the return of Jesus to establish His kingdom here on earth as Lord of Lords and King of Kings.  But even many believers are missing that too. 

I should know.  I was one of them.  

When I became a Christian I read every book my "pastor" strongly suggested (most were mainstream Christian books).  Unfortunately, he never strongly suggested that I read the Bible from cover to cover.  But the fault was mine for relying on man's word rather than God's Word.   

Romans 10:17 tells us: So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 

But please don't take my word for it.  Read His.