Hi everyone! It's Aunt Frenita.
Today's story is called “When Jesus Comes Again”
The memory verse is from Isaiah, chapter 38, verse 20
It says, “The Lord will save me”
“and we will sing with stringed instruments”
“all the days of our lives”
“in the temple of the Lord”
Today's message is: When Jesus comes again,…
… we will live with Him and worship Him forever.
Can you imagine worshipping God forever and ever?
Forever means never ending!
Maybe it is hard to imagine it now.
But that is what we will do in heaven!
Let’s look in on a family who is eager for Jesus to come.
Benjamin smiled as he watched the clouds move
while he ate his picnic lunch
He turned to his father.
“Wow, Dad,” he said
“Those clouds make me think of Jesus’ coming!”
“Me too!” Dad agreed
The family had been hiking in the mountains.
Now they were sitting on a huge rock by the river eating lunch.
“I want Jesus to come and take us to heaven right now!”
Little sister Benita shouted.
“Me too!” Mom replied with a smile.
Later, during worship, they read from Revelation, chapters 7, 21, and 22.
“The Bible says that Jesus will make a new heaven and a new earth,” Dad began.
“And when Jesus comes again, we will live with Him and praise Him forever!”
“And there won’t be any tears or death or pain either,” Mom added.
“Just imagine it!” Dad continued.
“The New Jerusalem will be like a big square.”
“It will have 12 gates and 12 foundations.”
“WOW!"
“Look at all the jewels that make up the foundations!” Benjamin exclaimed.
“Green jasper, blue sapphire, yellow chrysolite . . . “
He read on through the 12 different stones.
“And every huge gate will be made of a single pearl!”
“Think how beautiful it will be,” said Mom.
“There won’t be a temple, or church, there.”
“Jesus IS the temple.”
“Jesus will always be with us.”
“Nothing can keep us from being with Him.”
“I like this part,” Dad added.
“We won’t need any lamps or lights."
"The glory of God’s presence is the light."
"And there will never be night again!”
“No more naps for me!” little Benita chimed in.
Mother smiled.
She knew Benita didn’t like to take naps.
“People from every nation on earth will be there,” Benjamin added.
“Those who loved and obeyed Jesus.”
Dad read more in Revelation 7.
There they learned what John tells about the people in heaven.
They will wear white robes and wave palm branches as they sing to praise God.
Everyone will thank Him.
As they bow down before His throne they will say:
“Amen!"
"Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor …
… and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”
“Oh,” Mom added,
“chapter 22 says the river of life flows from God’s throne and runs right through the city."
"The tree of life is in the very middle of the city."
"Part of its trunk is on both sides of the river!"
"The tree gives 12 different kinds of fruit, a different one each month of the year."
"Mmmmm, I can’t wait!”
Dad continued, “There won’t be any more sin."
"We’ll see God’s face, and have His name."
"And we will live with Jesus always!”
“I want Jesus to come!” Benjamin shouted.
“That’s just what John said,” Dad pointed out.
“Yes, Jesus, come!”
“Yes, Jesus, come!” little Benita echoed.
How about you?
Jesus says to you, “Come! Drink of the water of life!"
"Come live with Me forever.”
God offers us the gift of heaven and a life with Jesus forever
It will be more wonderful than we can imagine.
And we will want to thank God and Jesus for it often.
Yes, we will worship and praise them forever.
And we'll never get tired of doing that!