Waiting

   The world was waiting in the darkness of sin.  Mankind in its’ pride had sought the power of God; the power to determine right from wrong.  The family relationship of God and man had been destroyed.

   Israel waited for the Messiah.  Through captivity, through exile, through all the trials they anticipated a savior.  The whole nation believed He would come and save them.

   After centuries of waiting, He came.  Not as the conquering warrior Israel expected, not as we would probably have expected.  He came as an infant, powerless and totally dependent on the love and care of His parents.  He could have come in so many ways, yet He chose to become one of us.  In His love and mercy He came to be like us in all things but sin.  He suffered as we suffer, he faced trials as we do and finally He suffered a torturous death.

   Jesus has come, the kingdom of God has been proclaimed on earth.  The doors to heaven were thrown open to those who would believe and accept the salvation bought on Calvary.  Those who follow Him will know the joy and happiness of heaven.  And still we wait.

   Once again we wait for our Messiah.  We wait for Him to come in glory, to finally and irrevocably cast Satan, his demons and his followers into the Hell prepared for them.  We wait for Him to make all things new.  We wait to join our Lord in the clouds and finally know “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Cor 2: 9).

   Christmas is once again upon us.  Again we will celebrate the coming of our Savior as a man come to save us in love and mercy.  As we remember His birth and His life let us look forward to His final coming in glory and prepare ourselves to join Him.

Lord, You came to save us.

We are blessed by Your forgiveness.

We receive Your mercy.

We anxiously await Your coming in glory.

Amen