40 Days of Prayer – Youth Devotional Day 6

THE COMING OF CHRIST IN GLORY MATTHEW 24:30–31  

If you’re like me, you read the passage and thought, “This is a little scary.” I mean, the passage  says that “there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth.” Does it really  mean all people?  

The mourning described in the passage is for people who have rebelled against and rejected a  relationship with Jesus. However, for those who know Him and are in relationship with Him,  this is the moment our souls have been longing for—the time where Jesus finally comes back  to earth to gather His children and bring us home. This passage of Scripture is one of hope  in the power of Jesus and His love for us. It’s something to look forward to, a time of eternal  rest with our Father.  

I can’t help but be reminded of vacation and the hopeful excitement I feel as I await its ar rival. Oftentimes, when my wife and I have a summer vacation scheduled out, and it’s been a  hard winter at work in Pennsylvania, my heart smiles knowing that a restful time in Florida  is right around the corner. Like the return of Jesus, I have not experienced it yet, but the hope  of vacation provides rest for me even before it happens. It’s a hope not only for the future but  for my present life. 

PRAYER POINTS: 

1. Ask the Lord to reveal to you what resting with Him looks like. 

2. Pray that He will give you a better idea of what it means to find your  rest in Him. 

3. Ask God to help you rest in His love today and build hope for His  coming tomorrow.  

»by Devonte Thorne