We’ve been patiently waiting for almost two
thousand years. Of course, every now and then people find a way to profit from
predictions of gloom and doom but then the point of patience is left behind.
There is nothing you can do to hasten the day, or delay it for that matter, but
you can make the wait weary for yourself and others by grumbling, judging, or
connecting conspiracy theory coincidences and claiming to know the time and
place the Lord himself said is none of your business. No. We are called to wait
as those James calls “Beloved” three times in four verses, which means we wait
with a lover’s longing. And not only for ourselves but for the sake of those
the Lord loves which I’m guessing includes those we don’t. After all, the Judge
who stands at the door is the same One who spoke “Father, forgive them” upon
those whose fear and envy and self-righteousness nailed him to the mercy seat
in the first place. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
No comments:
Post a Comment