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b'One semester, while my friend was taking a seminary class on Tuesday mornings,/I\\u2019d watch her two-year-old daughter. These mornings were typically filled with/coloring, reading books, eating snacks, and other fun things my friend\\u2019s daughter and I enjoyed doing together..One morning though, this dear little toddler was really missing her mom. As we played all her usual favorite games, she would occasionally get very quiet and say, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Mama home soon.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d When this happened, I would say, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153That\\u2019s right. Mama will be home soon. She loves you so much and can\\u2019t wait to come back to see you.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Sure enough, her mom did arrive soon, and both mother and daughter were so happy to see each other..This interaction with my friend\\u2019s daughter kind of reminded me of what it\\u2019s like waiting for Jesus to come back, and how excited I\\u2019ll be when I finally see Him face-to-face! But right now, we live in a world that\\u2019s broken by sin and its effects. We see all that brokenness and sadness and hurt\\u2014which is only amplified by the information overload we\\u2019re experiencing at this time in history. Yet, we can rest in/Jesus\\u2019s love. He longs to be with us, and He has promised that He will return to make everything new, free from the brokenness we see right now. In the meantime, He is present with us through the Holy Spirit, His Word, and His people (the church)..When my friend\\u2019s daughter would say, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Mama home soon,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d it made me think about how the Bible records that the early church was eagerly waiting for Jesus to come back, and they would often say/\\u201dMaranatha\\u201d/in Aramaic, which in English means, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Come soon, Jesus!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d.That\\u2019s my prayer too. I long for the day Jesus will return\\u2014it will be a day of celebration! Our loving King will make all things new, and we will be together forever\\u2014with Him and with all our siblings in Christ, all who put their trust in Jesus. Like my friend and her daughter were so happy to see each other after being apart,/when we meet Jesus face-to-face, we will be filled with such incredible joy\\u2014a joy that/will never end (John 16:22)./ \\u2022 What are you most looking forward to about Jesus\\u2019s return? What questions do you have? .\\u2022 What can Matthew 28:20, Luke 13:34, and John 14:18 reveal about Jesus\\u2019s love for us?.\\u2022 Are there any moms or mother figures in your life who\\u2019ve shown God\\u2019s love to you? Consider taking a moment to/thank God for them, and maybe thank the person/people too!.He [Jesus] who is the faithful witness to all these things says, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Yes, I am coming soon!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20-21 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJohn.14.18|Rev.21.1-Rev.21.5|Rev.22.20-Rev.22.21'