Thought for the week: Knowing that God holds the key to all unknown should bring us comfort

However, on going to view the house he found no one there to greet him, and the house was locked up.

Disappointed, he walked around the outside to find some windows where he tried to peep inside.

As he was leaving, he paused to look again at the front door, only to discover the smallest note with the words: "The key is in the door".

Having now, to his delight, gained entry, he was amazed at the grandeur inside, which was overwhelmingly in contrast to the appearance of the exterior of the house.

Life for many people known to me has been tragic, and the question of WHY? remains unanswered.

It is the risen Lord Jesus Christ who has the master key.

The authorised King James Bible translation of a verse in the Book of Revelation tells us that Jesus has the keys to death and hell.

It’s an awesome reminder of our mortality and our future.

Significantly, St Paul’s words remind us: "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.”

It is the Bible that gives us a peep through the door.

The promise assures us that for those who accept the salvation offered by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, what lies ahead is everlasting and magnificent.

The words of an old hymn remain my comfort: “God holds the key of all unknown, and I am glad: If others hands should hold the key, Or if He trusted it to me, I might be sad.”