If your trials feel overwhelming; if your pain is encroaching, be encouraged with the good news of Christ’s soon return.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. The other day Ken and I were reading through 1 Thessalonians. And I was trying ever so hard to focus on his words. But I had been in pain all day long. I was feeling weary of battling so much discomfort. But then, just as I was fighting to keep focused, Ken read those wonderful words describing the glorious return of Jesus and his holy ones. I listened to my husband read that one day soon there will be a great shout; it’ll be the voice of an archangel, and a trumpet will sound, and we will be with the Lord forever. My heart suddenly found strength. But the kicker was the Apostle Paul’s comment at the close: “Therefore, encourage one another with these words.” So, today if your trials feel overwhelming; if your pain is encroaching, be encouraged with the good news of Christ’s soon return. And then go out and encourage someone else with the same good news that Jesus is coming back.
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