This past Sunday was Homecoming at our church. Ty Ty Baptist Church celebrated one hundred and twenty eight years. Wow! What an accomplishment! God has truly blessed our church through the years. I love Homecoming: all the people, the joyful atmosphere, the singing, and the food. Our congregation sounded beautiful singing together with the church house full. Of course, part of our celebration included several hymns. One of which I cannot sing without getting misty eyed. (Ok, sometimes downright weepy)
“What a Day That Will Be” reminds me what my whole life is about, what my faith is all about. The chorus goes like this:
“What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
when I look upon his face, the one who saved me by his grace.
When he takes me by the hand and leads me through the promised
land, what a day, glorious day that will be.”
I’m getting choked up right now. It reminds me that all the chaos of this world and the struggles and pain that we face won’t matter anymore on that day when we look into Jesus’ eyes. We scurry about this life so much, running here and there. I think sometimes we lose sight of the prize. My entire belief system, my faith in Jesus, will come to completion on the day when I step into his physical presence. That’s what it’s all about!
I saw others in church wiping their eyes during that song as well. Honestly, I don’t see how a born-again believer can sing those lyrics without a tugging at their heart. That’s what we are living for! Jesus is who we are living for! And the day that we see his glorious face is a day that will be unlike any other, a glorious day beyond our comprehension.
If you are not ready to see his face, GET READY. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ [give yourself up to Him, take yourself out of your own keeping and entrust yourself into His keeping] and you will be saved." Acts 16:31 Amplified Bible
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