Scripture to Read: 2 Thessalonians 1:10
When our Lord Jesus Christ returns for His bride (the church, every believer still here on earth when He returns), that day will be a glorious day indeed. Our Lord Jesus Christ will be fully glorified through every believer past, present, and those who surrender to Him before He returns. For Christ to be glorified through His saints means that Christ will receive all of the glory for the transformed lives of those who have surrendered to Him as Lord and Savior. No doubt, our Lord Jesus Christ deserves all of the glory; that is why our lives should be lived each day to glorify Him now. Something else that will happen when Christ returns for His bride is that we, as His bride, will absolutely marvel at His glorious presence. We will be in awe when we see our Lord because of His majesty and glory. We cannot even imagine how wonderful and awesome that day will be when we finally see our Lord and see ourselves for who we really are in Him. As God led Paul to write to the Thessalonian believers, God was letting those believers know that they were included in His family because they believed the testimony of God shared through Paul and Silas. For all of us who have believed God’s Truth about our Lord Jesus Christ, we too will be included in that glorious day. Let’s be sure and tell others about our Lord and His return, for the glorious day of our Lord’s return could come at any time.
Challenge & Application
1. What did you learn today about Christ’s return and about His bride?
2. How will you live life from this day forward, knowing Christ could come back at any time for His bride?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!