The Lord's Coming

 I Thessalonians 4:13-18

"My friends, we want you to understand how it will be for those followers who have already died. Then you won't grieve over them and be like people who don't have any hope. We believe that Jesus died and was raised to life. We also believe that when God brings Jesus back again, He will bring with Him all who had faith in Jesus before they died. Our Lord Jesus told that when He comes, we won't go up to meet him ahead of his followers who have already died."

"With a loud command and with the shout of the chief angel and a blast of God's trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven. Then those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life. Next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the sky. From that time on we will all be with the Lord forever. Encourage each other with these words." ❤

❧ Indeed God's Word comforts me from all the pains I had these past few weeks. It had been one of those toughest times our family ever experienced. We were once travelling in a smooth path, but without warning, we found ourselves trekking to a dark, rough, bumpy road, which eventually led to a dead end. It was tragic. It was sudden. It was horrifying. We cried. I cried, a lot. Even now, I find myself in tears, reminiscing the past, all the memories we had together, as a family. No matter how hard I try to fathom the very reason of Dad leaving us all behind, I could not digest the very fact that he is gone. It's extremely difficult going home, seeing the exact spot where he usually stays, where he usually sleeps, seeing that favorite spot of his at the living room, where he listens to the Word of God, or reads his emails, or listens to Love Songs, hums sweetly, softly... 

 ❧All these vivid pictures on my mind, the last, few moments I had with him makes me sad, breaks me into pieces. I never thought that those last few moments with him, before he slept, would be the last moments I will ever spend with him. It hurts me so bad seeing him go, but a part of me is happy. It is because I know and I believe that Daddy is now safe in God's hands, that he truly have made it to the finish line. He had surpassed all the trials, all the pains in this wicked world. He exceeded and succeeded beyond what God expected for him to do. He was a man of great principle, a loving husband and father, a loving brother, a loyal friend, a good citizen, a great public servant, and most of all, a very dedicated and outstanding servant of our Lord.  When Jesus will return, he will be raised to life again. With this thought in mind, I always pray to God, that I, together with the rest of the family, will be able to surpass God's ultimate test, just like Daddy, to be better Christians and servants of God. And when Christ returns, I hope to see Daddy again. By that time, I cannot think of any other thing to do, but to hug him, and even Dance with My Father Again......

❧Dad was:
"Ours for a while, God's forever"  


I Love you and I miss you Daddy....See you soon....❤❤❤