Acts 13:26-33 / John 14:1-6
Jesus makes a promise:
“I will come back.”
After the
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in World War II on December 7,1941, they invaded
and occupied the Philippines. Three months later, on March 11,1942, General
Douglas MacArthur was forced to flee from the Philippines. Before leaving for
Australia, he told the islanders, “I shall return.” Two and a half years later,
on October 20,1944, he kept his promise. Landing on Leyte Island, General
MacArthur said, “I have returned.” Jesus, too, promised to return after he
departed from this world. Like MacArthur, he will reappear someday and say, “I
have returned.” When Jesus returns at the end of time, will we greet him with
the same joy that the islanders greeted MacArthur? “I am going to prepare a
place for you.” John 14:2
