This is a message of hope. There is hope for all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ; those who are expecting him to come and change their situation. There is hope for the future. That is what the Lord says.
I am always excited when I hear or read this verse and any verse in the Bible that sounds like it. “Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will establish the good thing which I have spoken to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.” What this means is that God has not forgotten the promise He made to his people. No matter how long it takes, it will come to pass.
The topic “Behold the Saviour comes” is reminding us all that Jesus is coming again. My understanding of this topic is in two ways. The first one is the ultimate coming of the Lord to judge the world. We must not lose sight of this as Christians because, if we do, that will be our doom. Whatever we do, whatever happens, we must remember that Jesus is coming. Some people have suggested that this message is no longer relevant because it’s been more than two thousand years since human beings have been hearing this, and He has not come.
Peter in his second letter tells us this: 2Pe 3:9. “The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
We must therefore live our lives in a way that when that moment comes, we will be taken up to be with him. Say Amen to that.
Jesus tells us that there will be signs of His second coming. These signs are normal occurrences that everyone can understand. In Luke 21: 25 – 36, we see some of these signs.
Here we read about environmental signs. There will be changes in the sky. We see this today. That is what is called Global Warming. We hear of floods, fires, and a lot of natural disasters these days. The whether is no longer predictable. These are signs of the coming of Jesus.
Low level of morality is another sign that Jesus is coming very soon. Jesus says we must not be involved too much in what is considered as good living in the world, big parties where we eat and drink to the beastly level. Now there is so much wickedness in the world being ruled by money. Money controls everything, even in the church. The good life now is to eat, drink and have sex in an uncontrolled manner. When we consider what people do to get money, we must know that morality is now at its lowest level. Human life is no longer of value. People package and sell poison in different forms to their neighbours.
The third sign that Jesus speaks about is the fig tree. Now the fig tree stands for the nation of Israel. That is what we hear about in Jeremiah when God says a day is coming when He will fulfill his promise to Israel. When the nation of Israel is prospering, then we must know that the time is drawing near.
That time started since the end of the Second World War when Jews were given a homeland. And they have been fighting to establish a firm grip on that land. As this continues, we must know that the time for his coming is surely approaching. There was no other time in history when the Jews receive so much support from the super powers of the world. Jews who were once a despised nation are now a protected people.
My second understanding of the topic is about Jesus coming into your life now. He will enter into your affairs, your business, your marriage, your education, your family and everything concerning you. Behold the Saviour comes:
to change your situation
to change your condition
to heal your sickness and disease
to cure your poverty
Behold the Saviour comes to free you from the grips of the devil. He comes to remove your chain and to free you from bondage. Say Hallelujah. That is why I am excited about the prophecy in Jeremiah. It says the time is coming. That means that time has not yet come. It is coming.
There is something we must understand about the prophesies in the Bible. They are two dimensional: short term and long term. For the people to whom the prophesy was given directly, there is a short term fulfilment. For that matter, as I speak this prophesy to you now, I want you to know that God says he will fulfill the promise he made to you. It will come to pass in your lifetime. God says he has plans to make you prosper, to be the head and not the tail. Believe it, it will come to pass; but not on silver platter. There are conditions attached.
There are certain things that we must do in order to be ready for the Lord to come to us.
The first is righteous living. Because when Jesus comes he will be the King of Righteousness.
Unrighteous will not be accommodated in the kingdom of God. Righteousness is the willingness to do what is right, that is what is accepted in the Christian community as right. If it is acceptable in the church that it is not good to steal, then don’t steal. If it is acceptable among Christians that it is not good to insult and quarrel, then don’t insult and quarrel. That is righteousness. Righteousness is the first step you can take whiles waiting for the Saviour to visit you.
The next thing is striving to gain perfection. 1 Thessalonians 3:10, reminds us to perfect the things lacking in our faith. No matter who we are, there are certain things lacking in us. Even the Pope lacks a lot of things in faith. We must strive to make those things perfect. This calls for self examination. You must ask the Lord to tell you what is lacking in you. Then you can ask him for strength to correct your mistakes and improve on your successes. You must strive to be blameless before the Lord comes.
If you want the Lord to come to you, you should be ready to love your neighbour.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you.
The blessings of the God come to us so that we can show love. When we are crying to God to bless us, we must remember that God blesses us so that we can become a blessing. It doesn’t matter the size of your house; it matters how many people found refuge in your house. The amount of money in your account is not necessary, what is necessary is the number of people you helped with your wealth.
Finally, we must watch and pray so that we are not deceived. Because there are a lot of satanic agents out there looking for Christians to deceive. Let us watch out for them.
Watch and pray.
