Good Morning All,
Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common
Man.” That is a pretty good guess to
me. I heard someone once thought it
would be Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. One
thought it would be Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. One thought about John Williams’ “Theme for
Star Wars.” I think I like the “Fanfare
for the Common Man.” We were discussing
what the trumpet of God would play that would announce Christ’s return. The Lord will descend, a cry of command, the
voice of an archangel, the trumpet and then, then we have the
resurrection. We have the final,
wonderful, victorious resurrection.
We, as Christians, should never fear
Christ’s return. It signals the ultimate
victory for us as believers in Christ and his promise. It will mark a time of great joy. It will mark a time of joy that has never
been seen here on this earth. We will be
victorious, and we will be transformed.
Those who are still alive when Christ returns, and there will be a last
generation. You and I may be part of
that last generation, or we may not; but we will be part of the resurrection
and what a wonderful, joyous time it will be.
I cannot wait to see and to hug and to laugh with all my family and
friends who have already gone on to rest in the Lord. All those people, many of whom the ravages of
death weighed heavily upon, will be there, whole, and healthy. All will be perfect. All will be grand.
It is when I think about the resurrection
that I think of the parents who had to bury a child in their life. I think of the pain they felt. Then I remember Paul’s words, “I do not
consider the present suffering to compare to the future glory.” The pain they feel will not begin to compare
to the joy and the incredible reunion that will occur. It will be fantastic. It is what we should look forward to, what we
should long for and pray for. It will be
the end of the devil’s nightmarish reign on earth. It will be the end of the destruction of
creation. It will be the restoration of
everything to the state of perfection and completeness. It will be amazing.
So, we wait.
We wait for Christ to return but as we wait, we long for, we dream of,
we hope for the day when Christ shall return, with the cry, the voice of the
archangel and the trumpet, the wonderful, glorious trumpet. It will sound and we will win. Christ will return. Pray for it, long for it, hope for it but
above all know that when it comes, there will be joy beyond all measure for us
as God’s dear children. Celebrate that
Christ will return and restore creation and us as well to all perfection and
joy.
Father of all
wonder, we hope in you. We long for
Christ’s return. Help us to hold onto
the certainty of your love, your mercy, and your promise that victory is
ours. Guide those who are lost or
confused to come to see that all hope rests in you and that all victory will
come from your glorious hand. We wait;
we wait for the sound of the trumpet. In
the precious name of Jesus, our risen and returning Lord and Savior, we
pray. amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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