Waking Up In The Presence Of God

Ken

We pray someday to wake up in the presence of God. “Beloved, now are we the sons [Greek, teknon, children] of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” (1John 3:2 KJV). A more modern translation would correctly use “children” instead of “sons,” but the point is, we all hope to see Him at His appearing, whether we die and are resurrected, or we are raptured into His presence at His Second Coming. Whether we are an elderly disciple barely hanging on to this world, or we’ve only just begun, our prayer is to be in His presence. “Whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him” (1Thessalonians 5:10). LORD, come quickly. Amen and amen.