The Great Shout
Good morning; thank you for joining us around the Holy Word of God this morning. My heart, spirit, and mind have been focused upon the return of Jesus for His church! As the people of God, I pray we will never lose focus or hope in the return of Jesus. Paul said through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God, “For the Lord himself, shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” (Thess. 4:16). My Christian friend, Jesus is not sending Abraham, Issac, or Jacob after His bride (The Church); He is coming Himself with a SHOUT! Help me worship this morning. This will be the shout that will wake the dead; this was the shout that brought Lazarus from the tomb. My friend, this will be the SHOUT that will bring the church up to meet Jesus in the sky. “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (v.17). I don’t know about you this morning, but I am listening for the SHOUT of Jesus! At this shout, the whole church will be present, those who have died, and those remaining. What a worship time that will take place, it will be a “shouting time in heaven”. You remember the old song “When The Morning Comes” “When the saints of God are gathered home, we will tell the story how we’ve overcome; we will understand it better by and by.” Saints of God “comfort one another with these words” (v.18). Father, I pray for my fellow believers this morning that they would find comfort in the Word of God and that we are listening for the SHOUT of Jesus! Be Blessed in Jesus Name.