NEXT TIME...

Next Time… 

Katy Foster

“Next time” are two wonderful words that we hang onto in disappointing times. 

Like when we fail, or when it storms on our camping trip, when we lose a game, or when we’ve missed out on seeing a friend or family member. 

Perhaps, as Christians, we hope for the next time to share the love of Jesus Christ with a wandering soul. 

Or perhaps, we do not yet know and trust Jesus and hope for a next time to make a solid decision to give and surrender our own lives to Him. 

“Next time…” gives us hope, something to look forward to. 

The wonderful thing about it is that we often get many “next times,” another chance, but not always. 

As Christians, we breathe in and out our faith as we wait for the most glorious next-time that there will ever be for us. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will return as the King of all Kings, the Sovereign Lord.

“waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,” (Titus 2:13). 

  
Jesus promised He would come one more time in Revelations 22:20, “Surely, I am coming quickly!” 

After this next time, there will be no more. 

No extensions or grace-periods for those we love. Believers that eagerly wait for His second coming, will live eternally with Him. 

While those who reject the love of God through Jesus will be eternally separated from all hope, in the same moment.

What a glorious opportunity we have to open the door to eternity for another lost soul! Philippians 2:11(NKJV) proclaims that 

“every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.”

Let us ignite and re-ignite our faith and hope. Keeping our hearts and actions pressing on until the last glorious next-time!

Come, Lord Jesus! Come!

Katy Foster, from Flowery Branch, Georgia, is author of Bible studies From a Boy to a Godly Man and A Young Lady’s Quest for God’s Heart. Contact