Behold, I am coming soon!

"Behold, I am coming soon!" (Rev. 22:7). This word concerns the coming of 
our Lord and King, Jesus Christ. The word itself permeates the whole of
his 
earthly and super-earthly life, and it may seem too high for our 
understanding to reach. There are few who can grasp it in its spiritual 
meaning so that it can play a natural part in their self-understanding and

in their living for God. Yet we must recognize that the significance of
the 
life of Jesus and his disciples depends upon the fulfillment of these 
words. Those people built upon them as a firm ground by which the results 
of their activity would be guaranteed. But also, all the later disciples
of 
Jesus who carry in their hearts the kingdom of God on earth as the goal of

the Christian community are directed by these words to hope for the future

return of their Lord. Without that, it is useless to hope that the 
community of God, his justice and truth, will come upon earth.

-- 
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
www.blumhardts.com