“He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.”
- Revelation 22:20-22 -

The major compliment movement of the book of Revelation is the longing for Jesus to ‘Come’ (v 20). This is Jesus’ promise; this is the desire of his people (the ‘bride’, v 17); this is the yearning of the Spirit. Why? Because the coming of Jesus will be the presence of God with his people. As ‘the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End’ (v 13), Jesus is identifying with God (the Father);3 in being their reward and repaying what the saints have done, he is fulfilling the role of God.4 ‘Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.’5 When Jesus returns, we will see God face to face.

Apply: As you patiently await Jesus’ coming, in what area of your life do you need to say again ‘Come, Lord Jesus’?

Prayer: Mighty God, give me such a sense of your reality that I will not be surprised when you reveal yourself in power.

(A Summary from Encounter with God)