The Second Coming of Jesus

The second coming of Jesus has been on my mind a lot, lately. I don’t want to die a physical death and I don’t wish to bury any more of my loved ones. Yet I am fully aware of the reality that all will one day die or be caught up in the air with Christ during his second coming. I pray every morning before I leave for the day and continually find myself praying so much, that Jesus immediately returns. When I think of all the suffering in the world, I ask God to please end it now.

Even though I am abundantly blessed and happy with the life I have, I am eager to see the new Heaven and the new Earth; the sooner the better. Life on earth today is very stressful. Making plans is made difficult by the fact that the world has become so unpredictable.

Look at Kenya for instance. The Gen Z protests are a new phenomenon that has taken our country by storm. It seems they materialized from nowhere and have made our government do things, we never imagined possible. It’s awesome and worrisome at the same time. I have to keep reminding myself of the words in Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Before Jesus left the earth, he shared some wise words with his disciples: I paraphrase. John 14:13 Don’t let your hearts be troubled because I have a plan to prepare a place for you. In verse 3, he alludes to the fact that he would return and take his people home.

He left us, his disciples a solution in this same chapter from vs 25-29 and I quote: vs 26 & 27 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost whom the father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and brings all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

I also know that my better days are ahead of me and not behind me. Every day I wake up knowing that God’s favour is upon me. I work hard and do my best to raise my children in the way that God would want me to. My conscience is clear. I have enough to enjoy life. Yet, I am conscious of the fact that life can suddenly change. I am reminded of the story of Job and I think to myself that he was happy at one point in his life and did not expect the suffering that befell him.

Something similar happened to me when my marriage broke down, but like Job God restored me and gave me much more than what I had before. So now, I think my faith has already been tested through the fiery furnace and I am living the life that God called me to live. I know I am not the only one.

Our Saviour knew that perilous times would befall mankind. Death, famine, wars as predicted in Matthew 24 & 25 and even rumors of war, would come. Yet still, God’s Word tells us that no one knows the second coming of Jesus, except God Himself. As Christians look forward to the second coming of Jesus, let’s be reminded that God’s timing is the best and while we anticipate it, we soldier on. We keep telling others about Jesus, so that we and they also, will one day may meet the end with an assurance, that no matter how tough life can get, those who die in Christ will one day see the Father and live forever in his presence.