0059. 56. Believer’s Outlook

56. Believer’s Outlook

Briefly summarised, we may say there is a sevenfold outlook of blessing before the believer.

1. We shall “meet” Christ—1Th_4:17, and that means, as the word “meet” suggests, we shall be caught up to meet Him in the air, and come back with Him to the earth.

2. We shall “see Him as He is” (1Jn_3:2), not as He was in humiliation and death, but as He is in glory and incorruptibility.

3. We shall be received by Him—Joh_14:3, as He promised, “I will receive you to Myself,” which means He will take us to His heart.

4. We shall stand before Him that our life and service may be tested, and our conduct towards our fellow-believers scrutinised—Rom_14:10; 1Co_3:12-15; 1Co_9:5; 2Co_5:10.

5. We shall be rewarded by Him, for when we stand before the judgment seat of Christ it is that each may have his praise from God—1Co_4:5.

6. We shall be “like” Him in all the beauty of His manhood, and body of glory—1Jn_3:2; Php_3:20, Php_3:21.

7. We shall be with Him, and have the joy of His companionship for ever—1Th_4:17.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH