Expectant thoughts
Years ago there was a book out called What to
Expect when you’re Expecting. This blog unlike the book will not be about
that. Like they said on Gone with the Wind “I don’t know nothing about
birthing no babies.” Jennifer Love Hewitt even yelled in a movie once
“What are you waiting for Huh?” Again not a blog about babies or JLH.
It will however be about expectations. At a Castle a
Watchman stands guard waiting for the enemy to show so they can sound the call
to arms before a battle. This past Saturday I started working once again
as a security guard and guard’s wait for people and deliveries. Tuesday
night I waited for the police department but that is a whole different story.
Needless to say, I was thankful God was protecting me. As
Christian’s though we wait expectantly for the return of Christ Jesus.
There’s a song by Geoff Moore and the Distance
called We Are Waiting that sums it up so very well.
“As a mother awaits her baby, all of creation
is ready,
For the trumpet to sound and the heavens
unfold,
We’ll rise from the ground to see you Lord.
All of your people anticipating, come hear our
plea, we are down on our knees.
We are waiting, we are waiting
All of your people anticipating.
Come hear our plea we are down on our knees.
Come quickly Lord, you are all that we need.
Come find your people are waiting.”
Acts 1:9-11
“And after he had said these things, He was
lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their
sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while he was going
behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, ‘Men
of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has
been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have
watched Him go into heaven.’”
While we wait we also seek God.
Psalm 130
“Out of the depths I have cried to you, O
Lord.
Lord hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
If you, Lord should mark my iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you,
That you may be feared.
I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in his word do I hope.
My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen wait for the morning;
Indeed, more than the watchmen wait for the
morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving
kindness
And with him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.”
We wait, we watch, we pray and we do the
things God commands us to do. We wait expectantly with Hope in Christ
Jesus.
We are waiting by Geoff Moore and theDistance
More than the watchmen by Rebecca StJames
God an God Alone/ He Touched Me/ The Mission by Steve Green
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