THE GREATEST HOPE IN HUMAN LIFE

I think hope is the real magic. It can give strength and happiness to many people in many circumstances. However, maybe hope and desire of every person is different one another. When I was a child, my great hope is to have a little money before going to the church. Yes, that is my happiness and hope when my mother will give us, all her children some money to spend and to give offering in Sunday school. For my family, that time was a hard moment; we have many difficulties, because of economic recession. It is what I think and assess from my perspective now. In such hard situation, having a little money would be a very happy moment.   After growing to be a teenager and having a girl friend, seeing her face is the most my greatest desire I have. I want to meet her. I missed her.  What a happy day when we met  once a week. 

Now I am an adult, I am married. Having children, seeing them to grow in a good mental, physical, and spiritual is now my great desire. In addition, I want to help my parent also. After they get old, I think that it is an obligation for me their sons to make them happy. I am sure, meeting and to talking with their children is one of their greatest desire and hope. I can see their expressions of happiness when they met me. Now in their weakness of physically and intellectually it is a happiness to me to make them happy. When they know that they would meet their children and grand children, their spirit and strength is coming again. Yes it is true that hope give us a wonderful strength and spirit.

However sometimes in my mind, what is the greatest hope and happiness in human' life? Is it to get huge money or to get a luxurious car? Is it to be a famous person or to have a power of ruling the world?  I believe for many people they look for those things. Many people do hard work to get the fabulous things in their life.  Yes it is not wrong. It is right to have a good life, have enough money to buy our need. 

However all of those thing never satisfy our soul. Many times, they make disappointments in our life. In many aspects money cannot buy everything including happiness. It is different when I view this thing from the standpoint of the scripture. We should not forget that there is a great truth and the greatest hope of all in this universe. 

That is what John wrote in his book revelation, “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready” (John 19:7). Wow what  a wonderful thing to know this truth. Jesus said to John the beloved disciple directly that there is a reunion again between human and God. Actually this is a promise from God which written in scripture many times. This is clearly seen in the book of gospel and the book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible.  The church is symbolized in the Bible with the holy women. That is why in the Bible, the church is not talking about the organization or about buildings, but about people who believe in the redemption of Christ, out of the darkness of the world. Believe in him as God who incarnate to a man and then sacrifice Himself  to be our Savior. It amazed me to this.

Unfortunately, even among those who admit as a Christians my of us did know believe this clear words. For me I don’t know why. I think there are some factors or reasons! I remember, a few years ago while visiting my friend's house in North Sumatra. My friend’s mother was old, sick and weak physically. When I met her, she asked me, "is it true that Jesus will come again? Is  it there written in scripture?”.  I was very surprised with this sudden question, especially because she’s been a Christian since her childhood.  Then I try to answer and said, "the return of Jesus to this world is not the teachings of men or the priests, it is what Jesus says from His own mouth. There many witnesses who hear those saying.”  Then I try to show her some verses of scripture that describe how this theme is very central in scripture. I just wonder why this plain truth is not known by many Christians who possess the bible. I try to explain a little about what I know. As we know that when Jesus ascending to heaven, after his mission is complete in this world,  the angels bear witness,  Jesus will come back again for the second time to take all the believer  to heaven.  After sometimes later, I'm trying to explain this topic again. Then I see there was a change in her face.It showed a shine. I saw her hope grew. He felt happiness. Her life was filled with high spirit again to live. She said that want to live longer and to see Jesus when he return to this earth. Since this time, I realized what a great hope is this plain truth. 

John the beloved disciple, had written in the book of Revelation 19:4,6-10, that one day there will be a group of people, from every nation and all ages together at the wedding feast of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. This will be a greatest desire and hope in human life I think. Reunion with all universe being with Jesus the savior is is an amazing message.I am longing to see this prophecy be fulfilled. I am longing to see Jesus coming again in the clouds with all His glory, accompanied by all the angels of heaven. What kind of great voice when the trumpet heaven is sounded to announce His coming? Let's see!