Joseph’s heart was pounding, his stomach was churning, and his eyes were weeping, yet he didn’t reveal himself to his brothers. Why? Because there was still work to do. There was still testing to take place.

So too, Jesus passionately wants to be with you and me, His Bride. But He hasn’t yet come for us because there’s still work to do in us. It is true that Jesus is in Heaven preparing a place for us (John 14:2), but He’s also preparing us for the place. And when we’re ready, He’ll take us Home, either through the rapture or through death. When the time is right, when the work He wants to do has come to completion, He’ll take us Home one way or the other. Therefore, if we’re still here, it means there’s still work to do, not just through us, but in us.