The Day Is Approaching
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 6 November 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
As we conclude our week on living for heaven, today we’ll explore the return of Christ and what that means for us. How can you be best prepared for the return of Jesus? What does God expect of you as his child? May your heart only grow in anticipation and joy at the thought of his return after today.
Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 24:36, and today's worship is You Are My One Thing by Bethel Music feat. Hannah McClure.
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Each reading only takes a few minutes and the stories behind how these Christmas hymns came to be are sure to make you hear & sing them in a whole new way. You and your family will want to listen to the songs with a newfound appreciation for how God worked to bring such timeless songs into our yearly celebrations of the gift of Christmas. Our hope is that each story reveals more of God’s heart for you in this season and renews your sense of wonder for the birth of our Savior.
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| 0:00.0 | As we conclude our week on Living for Heaven, today we'll explore the return of Christ and what that means for us. |
| 0:11.0 | How can you be best prepared for the return of Jesus? What is God expected of you as His child? |
| 0:17.0 | May your heart only grow in anticipation and joy at the thought of his return after today. |
| 0:23.5 | Welcome to the first of teen podcast. |
| 0:37.1 | Our verse for today comes from Matthew 24, verse 36. |
| 0:41.9 | Scripture says, but concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, |
| 0:49.2 | nor the son, but the father only. |
| 0:55.5 | Have you ever counted down the days until you'll be able to see a good friend again? |
| 1:00.8 | Have you ever felt anticipation and butterflies as the time separating you and a loved one grows smaller? |
| 1:07.8 | I grew up knowing that I should feel this way about heaven, but if I'm honest, I never |
| 1:13.1 | truly felt the same anticipation and longings for perfect communion with my Savior as I did |
| 1:18.7 | for a dear friend. |
| 1:20.6 | I think the idea of an eternal worship service scared me. |
| 1:24.9 | Having to worship God for all eternity sounded far worse than spending time hanging |
| 1:29.3 | out with my best friends here on earth. The truth is, I didn't have a true, tangible revelation |
| 1:35.3 | of God's love for me. I didn't have an understanding of the incredible, deep, overwhelming |
| 1:42.3 | satisfaction I feel when my heart touches God's heart and worship. |
| 1:47.6 | I honestly didn't know the person of Jesus enough to want to spend all of eternity with him. |
| 1:53.5 | And Jesus teaches us in Matthew 25, verses 1 through 13. |
| 1:58.4 | Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. |
| 2:04.6 | Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them. |
| 2:12.6 | But the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. |
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