One Far-Off Divine Event By Paul Chappell Friday, Apr 25, 2014 “For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:6–8 If you go to Washington D.C. and visit the Library of Congress, you can find a powerful witness to the Christian heritage of our nation that is so quickly being abandoned. In the Main Reading Room above the figure representing History are these words from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam: “One God, One Law, One Element, and One Far-Off Divine Event, to which the Whole Creation Moves.” It is not hard to find evidence of the fact that we live in a fallen world. Every part of life is affected by the presence of sin. Paul wrote, “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now” (Romans 8:22). But one day all of that is going to change. When the Lord returns, things will be made right. Sin and death will be banished, and the suffering that resulted from the curse will disappear. Only then will we fully understand how wonderful the world God created was before Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden. There are many reasons for us to look forward to Christ’s return, and that wonderful day should be a focus of our lives and our love. Too often we get caught up in the busyness of life and forget that this world is, at most, a temporary stop. While we do not know when Jesus will come back, we do know that it could happen at any moment. When we live as directed in the Bible, we will be ready for His return. Today’s Renewal Principle: Live each day with an eager anticipation that Jesus is coming again.
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