Saturday Song: The Hollies, "Pay You Back With Interest"

This song is about a man who must be away from the one he loves. And as the song goes, he'll pay that person back with love and with interest added.

Check out this great sixties song here:

Our Lord and Master is in this position. He left this world to receive honour and glory in heaven but he hasn't abandoned us. Instead, he gave us a companion to help us.

Jesus told his disciples, and us by extension, in John 16:13 (BBE), "However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come."

While we await our Master, we have the Holy Scriptures to guide us. As Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 3:16 (BBE) about them, "Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:"

We are also admonished to edify one another while we wait. Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (BBE), "And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all."

Jesus also likened himself as a bridegroom whose bride is his church. Luke 5:33 and 34 (BBE) tells us of an encounter with the scribes and Pharisees. "And they said to him, 'The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.' And Jesus said, 'Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?'"

A day will come when we are united with Christ. Revelation 22:1 and 2 (BBE) gives us a wonderful vision of this future consummation. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were gone; and there was no more sea. And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband."

On Monday, I hope to post about Christ's return and why he hasn't come yet. Of course if he does come, I won't be posting anything because I won't need to. ?