Well, they could have been here any time
after 2:30 pm. You know what it’s like when you are getting
guests over for the evening. There is
the rushing to clean the house, buying of supplies for supper, preparation
thereof and the last minute touch ups to finish. Then you wait. In our case, we can’t be sure when they’ll
get here, so we need to be patient. I’m
not always so good with patience.
Still, I’m excited that they’ll be here
soon and I’ll get to spend some time with them again. Our visits are few and far between since they
live in another province. But
friendships don’t really die, they just take hiatuses now and then and resume
when time allows. When we get together,
we laugh, we reminisce, we converse about many topics, we find out what’s happening or what’s
changed, sometimes we might even cry, but we always enjoy each other’s company.
In a similar way, the Lord has prepared
a place for us to dwell with Him forever (1Th. 4:17). Whether it be mansions or cottages, sky rises
or ranches, or rooms in His house, we will live with Him one day in a world
where sin, sickness and death no longer have a place (Rev. 21:4,27; Is. 25:8;
1Jh. 3:5,6). Though we are not company
but are actually family coming home, we are visitors in the place we live now
(Php. 3:20).
In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so,
I would have told you. 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 to Myself, so that where I
am, you may be also. Jh. 14:2,3
…For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife
has prepared herself. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine
linen, clean and white. For the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.
And he said to me, Write, Blessed are
those who have been called to the marriage supper of the Lamb… Rv. 19:7-9
So Jesus, in
effect, has gone to Heaven to ‘clean up’ to prepare for our homecoming. He’s ‘buying supplies’ for the marriage
supper of the Lamb and making finishing touches on our place so that we will
enjoy our time together. When we finally
arrive, we will laugh, reminisce, and learn a whole lot of what we didn’t
understand here on earth in these mortal bodies. Most of all, we will enjoy each other’s
company forever. It can’t get better
than that!
We just have to be patient a little longer…
PS- As for me, I don’t know about that ‘no more tears’ bit
because I’m pretty sure I’m gonna sob like a baby for joy of finally being with
the Lord face to face.