DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 50; Psalm 30; Matt. 27:27-44
…so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Looking for that blessed hope… Titus 2:13
We have a blessed, happy hope ahead of us. It is a powerful hope; “The dead shall be raised” (1 Cor. 15:52). It is a glorious hope; “This corruptible must put on incorruption, this mortality must put on immortality” (1 Cor. 15:53). It is a victorious hope; “O death where is thy sting, O grave where is thy victory?” (1 Cor. 15:55). It is a joyful hope; “So shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:17). Let us live in the light of this blessed hope. —Milton Haack
O joy! O delight! Should we go without dying;
No sickness, no sadness, no dread, and no crying;
Caught up through the clouds with our Lord into glory;
When Jesus receives His own.
—H. L. Turner