-November 13, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,
“So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin for salvation.”
(Hebrews 9:28).
The NT is filled with references to Jesus’ death, resurrection, and coming again. In fact, the Second Coming should always be front and center as we live for the Lord and serve Him. Today’s verse is our Scripture memory verse at church this week.
The writer of Hebrews tells us how we should wait: eagerly. The word eagerly is defined as, “a strong desire to do or have something; marked by an enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest.”
When you eagerly desire something or someone it is accompanied by excitement, focus, and longing. Are you eagerly waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ? His coming is imminent, meaning He could come at anytime. John wrote, “Beloved, now we are the children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 John 3:2-3). Thoughts of His coming purifies our souls.
When I think of someone who was waiting eagerly it was Simeon. God had promised that he would not die until he saw the Messiah. As he got older and older the flame continued to burn until the day Mary and Joseph brought in the baby Jesus into the temple. Anna the prophetess also waited eagerly for redemption of Israel and saw Him.
Our Lord is coming to take us to heaven. He will come in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, with the voice of the archangel and trumpet of God. In the Star Trek TV series, Captain Kirk would always say, “Beam me up, Scotty.” Our exit from this world will be even faster than that.
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:7-8, “so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Let us wait eagerly with joy, anticipation, and hope for the Lord to come. Have blessed day living in the light of His coming.
While we wait we wait, we watch, work, and worship until the end.
Dean
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