Hi friends! Just before Christmas, Amir Tsarfati and Pastor Barry Stagner released a 365-day devotional entitled Until He Comes. It is organized as individual one-page devotionals that can be started any time during the year. I was in search of a good devotional guide for 2026, so delayed beginning it until January 1. Since then, I have been incredibly blessed by words of encouragement focused on the return of Jesus, our Savior.

I want to share one of those devotionals, entitled These are Dark Days. Despite the title, it is filled with encouragement! Check it out:

Imagine you have received a legitimate notification that you've inherited a large fortune. The notifying entity informs you that the time necessary to transfer the funds to you will take three to four weeks. Think about how this would affect your view of any current financial woes you happen to have.

Obviously, such a scenario rarely happens. However, as a Christian, what has happened to you is way more important than financial freedom. You have received notification from the King of heaven that a pain- and problem-free existence is in your future! Your feet will walk streets of gold, your eyes will behold ultimate beauty, your ears will hear unimaginable things, and most of all, you will see the King of kings and Lord of lords face to face!

As 1 John 3:2 says, "Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is."

This notification we have received is not spam, nor are there any catches or hidden fees. This is a promise from God, who cannot lie (Titus 1:2), that someday we will see Him as He is. As John 14:1-3 says,

Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

Whether through death or the rapture, our future is nothing like our present. When we are absent from the body, we are present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8). And until our future becomes our present and permanent experience, we would do well to remember that He who promised is faithful, and a bright future lies ahead for us through Him.

How timely that message is, as we watch and wait for the return of Jesus to redeem us from this dark world!

If you are looking for a devotional guide to direct your focus toward our Savior, I recommend Until He Comes. I have actually skipped through the book, reading dozens of entries in order to be assured of the recommendation. I am convinced you will be blessed! It is affordably priced ($14) in the Behold Israel store.