He will be back!

General Douglas MacArthur said “He would return.”  Arnold Schwarzaegger said,: “He will be back.” The first time the male stork bound for Africa left his companion he let her know he would be back.  She probably had little faith that he would keep his promise.  She, with broken wing could not make the trip.  She was perched on the little house top destined to remain in her current surroundings.  The man who lived there cared for and nurtured her while her companion was away.  What a sight when the following season the male stork returned from 8,000 miles away to care for her.  Again and again, he returned.  A female stork can remain committed and love deeply when she has a mate she can depend on and a shepherd who watches over her while her mate is away.

John 14:3

³ 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.

Our Lord is coming back.  He said He would.  The fact that He came the first time solidifies that promise.  He came for us with our broken wings, unable to fix ourselves relegated to living on sinful earth waiting for the day we fly away and will be at rest.  Our loyalty to God ought to be just as solid as the female stork.  Be sure you have a pastor/shepherd who provides sustenance to you while you patiently look for the One who is coming back.