Wrong Will Be Right

As I was listening to Revive Our Hearts today, Nancy Leigh DeMoss's words captured my attention:

As I thought about that future visitation, a passage just came to mind from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Do you remember this? It says,

Wrong will be right when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.1

I thought of that passage as I thought about the day coming when the great Lion of the tribe of Judah will come and visit us in might and in glory. Not in a manger this time, not in humility, but in glory and in triumph and noonday bright light He will visit.

That gives hope to the darkest of days, the dinginess of the dawn between now and then. We keep that hope deep in our hearts, and we know it will happen. We don’t know when, but we know that He will one day visit us again.

I've been more acutely aware this year of all the pain and suffering that continues in spite of the joyous season. Whenever I hear a siren or see an accident or hear of some other tragedy, I just want to yell, "NO! It's Christmas time! None of this is supposed to happen right now!" Despite all our glib "Merry Christmases" and "Happy New Years," we will all still face the ugly visages of sin and suffering around us. It can be downright depressing.

But Nancy's (and C.S. Lewis's) words kind of echoed what the Holy Spirit's been reminding me all along: that these things shall pass. The Lion of the tribe of Judah IS going to return and gone will be all night, pain, cold, car accidents, cancer, loneliness, sin, abuse, hatred, war, famine, tears, and so much more! I can't even imagine the depth of joy and peace that will reign in that day. Whew, I can't imagine living this life without the hope and precious promises His Word holds! What a God!