So as I was reading my devotional for the 40/40 challenge, I came across the Acts 13:25 in the New Living Translation.
And part of it says, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not. But He is coming soon…
I started sitting in that He is coming soon idea. It reminded me of, it’s kind of a bad analogy, I guess, but it’s the analogy that came to my mind that near the end of November, the television programs that I watch have what they call a mid season finale. And that mid-season finale is normally a cliffhanger. Where I’m like, oh, no, I have to wait to find out what happened? And at that point, I don’t know how long I’m going to have to wait. When are they going to come back? Are the shows going to come back in January? Or are the shows going to come back in February or maybe even March? I don’t know. But I know I have this period of waiting that feels like forever.
I get excited thinking, okay, I’m going to see how it works out. And then when they announce the date of when the second half of the season is going to start, I have this expectant waiting. I know it’s coming soon. I can get excited. It’s coming soon. I can let myself get excited about it.
And then I started thinking, do I do that with the Lord? Because I mean, the biggest cliffhanger ever, was the end of Jesus’ season here on Earth. He died and then went to heaven, but he’s coming back. But we don’t have a clue when he’s coming back.
But do I live like He’s coming soon? You know, am I excited? Am I looking forward to it? Am I ready to see him again? Or do I just get complacent in that time of waiting? I don’t know. That’s where my mind went.
And I just thought, that is interesting because I get so excited about the second half of the season of a television program. When I should be even more excited about the second half of Jesus’ program. Do you know what I mean? He’s coming back. We’re going to be all in heaven. And He’s coming back to take us there.
He’s coming soon. I I need to be living more in that excited, expected waiting like I do for the television shows. I need to do that for Jesus’ coming back too.
He’s coming soon…
Until next time with Jesus’ help let’s be less messy and choose what’s better.