Waiting for the Lord

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“May the Lord direct your hearts into [realizing and showing] the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ and in waiting for His return.” 2 Thessalonians 3v5 (AMP)

“May the Lord bring you into an ever deeper understanding of the love of God and of the patience that comes from Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3v5 (TLB)

I find this prayer – may God direct our hearts into the patient waiting for His return – very relevant at this time. 2 Peter 3v3-4 (TLB) tells us “First, I want to remind you that in the last days there will come scoffers who will do every wrong they can think of and laugh at the truth. This will be their line of argument: “So Jesus promised to come back, did he? Then where is he? He’ll never come! Why, as far back as anyone can remember, everything has remained exactly as it was since the first day of creation.”” Perhaps you already know people who are saying this or these thoughts have crossed your mind already. Beloved, may God direct our hearts into the patient waiting of our Lord Jesus Christ. Indeed Philippians 3v17-21 (NLT) says “Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.”

Prayer

Father we thank You for Your Word. We thank You Lord Jesus for You are coming back for Your church, Your bride. We pray that You will direct our hearts into the steadfastness and patience of Christ and in waiting for His return in Jesus name, amen.