9.28- Just a little while. How long is that?

 9.28-

Just a little while. How long is that?

When Sheila was carrying Jeff for nine months is "Just a little while" Toward the end, 1 month, last two weeks, Sheils told me it seemed like forever.

Jesus was with His guys training them for three years. Then He said He was leaving for heaven to be with His Father and they would not see Him for "for a little while" then they "would see Him."

Jesus said that His death would be like the loud cries of pain at child birth then the joy of the child.

I have had a great time lately singing this old hymn

Just a Little While to Stay Here

Music and Lyrics by Eugene Monroe Bartlett

Soon this life will all be over, and our pilgrimage will end.

Soon we'll take our heav'nly journey, be at home again with friends.

Heaven's gates are standing open, waiting for our entrance there.

Some sweet day we're going over all the beauties there to share.

Chorus: Just a Little while to stay here, just a little while to wait.

Just a little while to labor, in the path that's always straight.

Just a little more of trouble in this low and sinful state;

Then we'll enter Heaven's portals, sweeping thru the pearly gates.

Verse 2: Soon we'll see the light of morning, then the new day will begin.

Soon we'll hear the Father calling, "Come my children, enter in."

Then we'll hear a choir of angels singing out the vict'ry song,

All our troubles will be ended And we'll live with heaven's throng.

Chorus: Just a Little while to stay here, just a little while to wait.

Just a little while to labor, in the path that's always straight.

Just a little more of trouble in this low and sinful state;

Then we'll enter Heaven's portals, sweeping thru the pearly gates.

Verse 3: Soon we'll meet again our loved ones, And we'll take them by the hand,

Soon we'll press them to our bosom over in the promised land;

Then we'll be at home forever, thru-out all eternity,

What a blessed, blessed morning, that eternal morn shall be.

Chorus: Just a Little while to stay here, just a little while to wait.

Just a little while to labor, in the path that's always straight.

Just a little more of trouble in this low and sinful state;

Then we'll enter Heaven's portals, sweeping thru the pearly gates. John 16.

16 Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”

17 At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We don’t understand what he is saying.”

19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? 20 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21 A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. 22 So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. 23 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

25 “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”

29 Then Jesus’ disciples said, “Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.”

31 “Do you now believe?” Jesus replied. 32 “A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.

33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”