A Little While And The Lord Will Come

-November 15, 2021-

Good morning, happy Monday,

“And yet a little while, and He who is coming will come and not tarry.”

(Hebrews 10:37).

The writer of Hebrews is reminding the saints that the Lord has promised to come, and that He will come. He will come in His timing. The term “little while,” is in comparison to eternity. Peter wrote, “But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:8-9).

The term “little while,” was used by the Lord Jesus in upper room before He went to the cross. Jesus said, “A little while, and you will not see Me; and a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father. Then some of the disciples said among themselves, ‘What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me,’; and ‘because I go to the Father’? They said therefore, ‘What is this He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is saying” (John 16:16-18).

Jesus responded to them in John 16:20, “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.” His coming will cause great rejoicing for all believers. Either way whether we die or the Rapture comes first, we will go to be with the Lord. It is our blessed hope. We shall see Jesus face to face in all of His glory!

It may seem like a lot longer than just a little while, but in God’s reckoning, it is very short time. The day will come when the last soul will be saved, then the Lord will come. We may ask, how much longer must I suffer, Lord? How much longer before You come? His answer will be “in just a little while.” We are waiting and watching, knowing that He gives us the grace to carry on each day. We can make it one day a time. All our trials will one day be past, and soon we will see and be with Jesus at last.

Have a blessed day waiting and watching for His return in a little while. We shall behold Him. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean