Do you like to be surprised? I’m sure you do, if it is with something that pleases you. Parents like to surprise their children by giving them nice things, and then you like to be surprised, too, by having some clear friend come to see you that you have not been looking for.
There is One Who is coming from heaven to this world very, very soon, and what an awful surprise His coming will be to most people. Yes, Jesus is coming, and to the unsaved, it will be as a “thief in the night.” You know how you dread thieves—if you do not love Jesus, you will greatly dread to meet Him; for He is a stranger to you, and you know He will judge you for your sins.
There are many, many saved people, though, that are looking and longing for the coming of Jesus. They know Him as their Saviour, and their very best Friend, and will be so happy to see Him.
What a difference it makes, dear child, whether you belong to Jesus or not. His coming will be a dreadful surprise to you if you have not gone to Him for the forgiveness of your sins— He will come so quickly that you will not realize what has happened till all the saved ones are gone. It is to happen “in a moment in the twinkling of an eye.” (1 Cor. 15:5252In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:52).)
Make sure now that you are ready to meet Jesus—do not be left behind!
ML 03/19/1944