WEBVTT 00:04.684 --> 00:08.268 [SPEAKER_01]: in the last episode of this series on God's promises. 00:09.089 --> 00:11.892 [SPEAKER_01]: Today we're looking at the promise of his return. 00:12.913 --> 00:17.837 [SPEAKER_01]: The suffering and pain were right now experiencing is not for forever. 00:17.857 --> 00:34.591 [SPEAKER_01]: There is a conclusion to this story, to all of our stories, and that conclusion is being written by a God so good, so loving, and so powerful, that we know the story of humanity and triumphantly. 00:35.692 --> 00:43.603 [SPEAKER_01]: So may God fill us with hope, peace, and passion today as we take time to focus on his return. 00:44.585 --> 00:46.828 [SPEAKER_01]: Welcome to the first fifteen podcast. 01:16.702 --> 01:27.636 [SPEAKER_01]: Our scripture for today comes from John chapter fourteen verses two and three scripture says in my father's house are many rooms 01:28.893 --> 01:34.176 [SPEAKER_01]: If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 01:35.136 --> 01:45.062 [SPEAKER_01]: And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself, that where I am, you may be also. 01:49.004 --> 01:56.288 [SPEAKER_01]: The second coming of Christ will mark the end of this age with resounding and final punctuation. 01:57.929 --> 02:13.394 [SPEAKER_01]: First Thessalonians chapter four verse sixteen says, for the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. 02:15.917 --> 02:20.098 [SPEAKER_01]: Jesus promises that He is coming back for you and me. 02:21.618 --> 02:25.479 [SPEAKER_01]: He's returning to make His Lordship known to all the earth. 02:27.159 --> 02:33.921 [SPEAKER_01]: Upon His return, He will destroy once and for all the destructive works of the enemy. 02:35.261 --> 02:44.923 [SPEAKER_01]: He's going to read the earth of the damage sin has caused and bring about the final restoration of all things to Himself. 02:47.580 --> 02:52.003 [SPEAKER_01]: Jesus return will be both powerful and triumphant. 02:53.284 --> 03:01.810 [SPEAKER_01]: It will be the time of sorrow for those who did not believe in Him and the time of rejoicing for us is bright. 03:03.757 --> 03:06.618 [SPEAKER_01]: Jesus is coming back in all his glory. 03:07.478 --> 03:11.700 [SPEAKER_01]: Love sick for those who have been brought into his fold by faith. 03:13.160 --> 03:17.202 [SPEAKER_01]: You see, he's coming back for you because he loves you. 03:18.462 --> 03:25.565 [SPEAKER_01]: He belongs for the day when you can be with him, face to face, held back by nothing. 03:26.945 --> 03:30.987 [SPEAKER_01]: He's so overjoyed to walk in relationship with you right now. 03:32.159 --> 03:34.861 [SPEAKER_01]: But like you, he longs for something greater. 03:36.022 --> 03:40.805 [SPEAKER_01]: Like a bride groom patiently awaits the marriage ceremony, he's waiting. 03:41.466 --> 03:43.587 [SPEAKER_01]: Expectant for what is to come. 03:45.949 --> 03:49.091 [SPEAKER_01]: It's his love that is our source of hope. 03:50.552 --> 03:57.778 [SPEAKER_01]: It's his desire for our final restoration to him that is meant to give us cause for joy here on Earth. 03:59.398 --> 04:03.443 [SPEAKER_01]: What you've known of life thus far is not all there is. 04:04.945 --> 04:11.334 [SPEAKER_01]: What you've experienced of God is just a drop in the vast ocean of His loving kindness. 04:13.505 --> 04:20.351 [SPEAKER_01]: Jesus says in John fourteen verses two and three, in my father's house are many rooms. 04:21.432 --> 04:26.417 [SPEAKER_01]: If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 04:27.438 --> 04:37.207 [SPEAKER_01]: And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself that where I am, you may be also. 04:40.412 --> 04:43.433 [SPEAKER_01]: He desperately wants you to be where he is. 04:44.853 --> 04:49.914 [SPEAKER_01]: If you are a believer, he's promised that you have a place in his kingdom. 04:51.214 --> 05:01.877 [SPEAKER_01]: You can have hope here that all the suffering, trials, temptations in a heartache you've experienced on earth will pass away with his return. 05:03.752 --> 05:12.206 [SPEAKER_01]: Written within his promise to return, his promise of a life lived free from all the destruction sin has caused. 05:14.452 --> 05:20.017 [SPEAKER_01]: We're meant for relationship with our Savior, both here and the age to come. 05:21.518 --> 05:28.765 [SPEAKER_01]: He's made a way for us to experience him both now and forever by his death and resurrection. 05:30.066 --> 05:32.969 [SPEAKER_01]: Your greatest joy should come from this truth. 05:34.310 --> 05:39.655 [SPEAKER_01]: Your highest calling is meant to be drawn from his promise of relationship. 05:41.497 --> 05:45.321 [SPEAKER_01]: All of eternity hinges on his promise to return. 05:46.802 --> 05:52.608 [SPEAKER_01]: And he who gave up his life for you will return to lead you to the Father. 05:54.205 --> 05:56.187 [SPEAKER_01]: spend time in His presence today. 05:57.248 --> 06:01.792 [SPEAKER_01]: Experience the very God who will return in all His glory. 06:03.634 --> 06:06.116 [SPEAKER_01]: Live today in the light of His promise. 06:06.957 --> 06:15.124 [SPEAKER_01]: And experience the love and hope of Your God who is faithful to bring to fruition all that He's promised to. 06:39.052 --> 06:39.113 [UNKNOWN]: you 06:44.091 --> 06:50.613 [SPEAKER_01]: As we begin, meditate on the powerful, hopeful truth of Christ return. 06:52.193 --> 06:58.975 [SPEAKER_01]: John chapter fourteen verses two and three says, in my father's house are many rooms. 07:00.176 --> 07:05.337 [SPEAKER_01]: If it were not so, would I have told you that I'd go to prepare a place for you? 07:06.457 --> 07:08.778 [SPEAKER_01]: And if I go and prepare a place for you, 07:09.398 --> 07:16.121 [SPEAKER_01]: I will come again and will take you to myself that where I am, you may be also. 07:58.642 --> 08:01.885 [SPEAKER_01]: And next, where do you need hope today? 08:03.146 --> 08:08.370 [SPEAKER_01]: Where do you need the truth of Jesus' return to transform your emotions? 09:05.440 --> 09:10.642 [SPEAKER_01]: And last, let the truth of Christ return sink into your heart. 09:11.930 --> 09:16.531 [SPEAKER_01]: Allow his truth to heal any place in your heart that feels hopeless. 09:18.252 --> 09:30.395 [SPEAKER_01]: Hebrews chapter ten verse twenty three says, Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering for He who promised His faithful. 09:53.592 --> 09:53.653 [UNKNOWN]: you 10:20.746 --> 10:27.890 [SPEAKER_01]: Looking toward the day of final restoration, it's meant to give you fuel to live in light of eternity. 10:29.210 --> 10:34.113 [SPEAKER_01]: This life on earth is but a vapor in the scope of your eternal life. 10:35.234 --> 10:37.455 [SPEAKER_01]: It's a dust blowing in the wind. 10:38.728 --> 10:40.670 [SPEAKER_01]: It doesn't mean today doesn't matter. 10:41.711 --> 10:45.515 [SPEAKER_01]: What it does mean is that you know how your life will turn out. 10:46.316 --> 10:48.118 [SPEAKER_01]: You know how the story ends. 10:49.579 --> 10:57.147 [SPEAKER_01]: May the glorious triumphant ending of your story produce steadfastness and hope in your heart today. 11:13.950 --> 11:16.812 [SPEAKER_01]: Thank you so much for listening to today's podcast. 11:17.352 --> 11:19.113 [SPEAKER_01]: I'm Josh Miller with verse fifteen. 11:20.014 --> 11:24.096 [SPEAKER_01]: As always, you can experience verse fifteen in a variety of ways. 11:24.797 --> 11:35.003 [SPEAKER_01]: Of course, you can always subscribe to this podcast, but you can also download our custom app, subscribe to our email list, or access the devotional on our website. 11:36.003 --> 11:41.588 [SPEAKER_01]: If you know anyone that could benefit from joining us here each day, would you share first this team with them? 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