December 1
Sunday
God Waiting
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Read:
John 14:1-6
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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,... but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.-2nd peter 3:9
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The Bible In One Year:
Ezekiel 40-41
2nd Peter 3
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During the Christmas season we wait. We wait in traffic. We wait in checkout lines to purchase gifts. We wait for family to arrive. We wait to gather around a table filled with our favorite foods. We wait to open presents lovingly chosen.
All of this waiting can be a reminder to Christians that Christmas is a celebration of waiting for the something much more important than holiday traditions. Like the ancient Israelites, we too are waiting for Jesus. Although He already came as the long-awaited Messiah, He has not yet come as ruler over all the earth. So today we wait for Christ's second coming.
Christmas reminds us that god also waits...Hew waits for people to see His glory, to admit that they are lost without Him, to say yes to His love, to receive His forgiveness, to turn away from sin. While we wait for His second coming, He waits for repentance. What seems to us like God's slowness in coming is instead His patience in waiting (2 peter 3:9).
The lord is waiting to have a relationship with those He loves. He made the first move when He came as baby Jesus and the sacrificial lamb. Now He waits for us to welcome him into our lives as Savoir and Lord --- (Julie Ackerman Link)
God is waiting in the silence
As the world goes rushing by;
Will not someone stop and listen,
Answer quickly, "Here am I" ? ---(Smith)
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God patiently keeps his promises.
