I HEAR HIM COMING

Revelation 22:20  "He who testifies to these things says,"Yes, I am coming soon."

Today, after church, I was driving across Dallas and for some reason (I have it fixed now) my I-Phone Ipod kept repeating the song.  It was playing "I Hear Him, I hear Him, I hear Him coming".  I listened to this play for a good twenty minutes. As I listened, it began to resound in my entire being with it's message, I hear Him coming.  I hear Him coming. 

My Lord, thank You for Your sweet message to me.  You are coming and You are telling me if I listen closely, attune my ears to my faith, I can hear You coming.  It perhaps won't be tomorrow, oh, Lord that it would be, but it will be soon.  I feel it in my heart that it will be in my time, while I am here on this earth.  I have such a strong desire to see my Savior burst through the darkened clouds and descend upon this earth to catch us up to Him.  A heart's desire.

I can remember when I never really thought about Your return, my Lord.  You know what my mind was like.  Just did my best day by day without giving much thought to how soon, how long, or when Your return would be.  Now my days are filled with longing for Your return, filled with anticipation to be drawn up to You.  How I long to be with my Bridegroom.  I am not longing for Your return because I am devastated with life, or because things are going badly for me.  You, my King, have given me such a blessed life, You provide for all my needs.  No, my Beloved, I am longing for Your return because I love you so passionately, I desire so to be with You, in Your presence for eternity, to be where You are, to sit with You, touch Your face, look into Your eyes.  The only reason, my King, is because I love you so much and long to be with You.

The music played and played today, with the words of the song penetrating my mind, soaking into my spirit and giving my heart new hope and life.  Yes, You are coming.  Are you as anxious, my Lord, to come, as I am for Your return?  I know Your Bride is still lacking, I can see it, I can feel it.  But I also know You will not wait forever, You will come on the appointed day.  I truly believe as my God knows each day in the future, He also knows exactly what day He will send You for us.  And on that day, there will be no more time for those that want to be part of Your Bride to prepare.  It will be too late.  We are given every opportunity to prepare.  You send Your word to Your chosen ministers to tell us, to warn us to get ready, and yet, so many just play the role, they are not being.  They can act so well but You know the heart.  You'd think they would realize it doesn't matter what man thinks about their readiness, You still know their hearts.  Man will not get them ready, only the precious Holy Spirit can help ready us.  He will bring conviction to our hearts, He then will cause you to call upon our Lord for forgiveness; then He will show you the unconditional love of the Father, the beauty of His grace to you.  The precious Spirit of the Lord will help you prepare, but you must give Him a yielded heart, a contrite heart, a willing vessel.

I hear Him, I hear Him, I hear Him coming....Hallelujah.  My Lord is coming. There is nothing to keep me from Him.  I will not allow anything to separate me from my Lord.  I have been there and it is a lonely, dark place.  Never again will I leave the encompassing arms of my Lord.  Never again.  I will stay in His presence as long as He will stay with me.  I will wait upon my Lord, I will not stray from listening for His words, for His return.  This 12th day of June, 2011, I am listening, I am watching, I am expecting my Jesus, for I hear Him coming in my soul.