Kate parked her car in front of the church, the same one she had visited with her parents since childhood days. She took off her sunglasses to take a better look at the building she walked out of fifteen years ago when she got married.
It was very disappointing when she discovered everything was bolted and shut. The building appeared to be abandoned for a very long time.
“Lord, Jesus, how is this possible?” she whispered in shock.
“My dear child, this building has been vacant for three years now.”
“But why, Lord? I have only sweet memories of this church.”
“Many denominations are dying, Kate. Some, like this one, only forms part of a skeleton. It was inevitable because they stopped waiting for Me.”
“I don’t understand, Lord. Should we all be waiting for Your return at the end of days?” She replied.
“Kate, I’ve never expected anyone to wait for My return during the past 2000 years or more. People are only supposed to wait for My revelation.” (1 Cor 1:7)
“Soon after you had met Me, you discovered that it is possible to have fellowship with Me. This is the revelation people are supposed to wait for and pursue.”
“I am calling people to repentance. However, they are not called just to be able to enter into heaven on the day they die. Neither are they called to make disciples only. The highest calling of every believer is to have fellowship with Me! (1 Cor 1:9)
Kate realised that the disappointment Jesus felt after people abandoned Him, must have been much more severe than what she experienced finding her old church abandoned. “Lord Jesus, I think I understand.
Thank You for making it possible for me to have a living relationship with You. I love You so much!”
She experienced the love of Jesus covering and filling her completely. Suddenly she longed to get home to her husband and children. She got back into her car and headed home, with Jesus.