Nehemiah 5:1-19; Haggai 2:1-23; Revelation 10:1-11
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. Philippians 1:23
These words were penned in a dark Roman dungeon. For the apostle it would have been “far better” to exchange it for the light and glory of Heaven. But he recognizes that God might have a reason for him to remain. There are times in the lives of suffering saints when it would be “far better” to be “absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8). At such times, peace can be found in knowing that this blessed release will be given, once His purposes for us in this world have been fulfilled. —W. H. Burnett
Here let me wait with patience, wait till the night is oe’r,
Wait till I see the morning, break on the golden shore. —Fanny Crosby