Just as the prodigal son returned to a forgiving father with arms open wide, overcome with joy that his child was home, our Heavenly Father is waiting with loving hands to embrace us.
I am a cold-natured person with absolutely no tolerance for frigid temperatures, so if I know I am going to be somewhere I could get cold, I wear layers and pack blankets, gloves, a hat, and anything else I can think of that might eliminate the agony.
Moving on, one important thing I noted in this study was that not only did Jesus begin his message to the church in Philadelphia on a positive note as He did to the past churches, but He had only good things to say to them.