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Monday, November 29

2nd Peter 3:1-18

While We Wait

These words stood out to me from this reading: will, come, promise, looking, hastening, look, forward, consider, beware, fall and grow. 

God is ever-present in all things. As believers in Christ, we can continually ask for God’s guidance and try to better our way of living, which starts with repentance. We look for God’s presence in our daily lives. While we do this, we are told to wait for his coming. Waiting can be difficult at times. Here are a couple ways that we handle wait:

  1. We expect something to appear quickly or instantly. We may become impatient when it doesn’t arrive soon enough.
  2. We sit patiently, knowing that whatever we are expecting will eventually show up. When it arrives, we are grateful and thus continue with our lives.

To wait for something means that we are lacking something. There is a feeling of want or wanting. To be honest, there have been many times in my life when I have not been happy waiting. The anticipation builds. When it takes long, I may question if it is ever going to come.

In the spiritual waiting we hear about today, we are reminded of God’s promises. The feeling of lacking seems to go away when God is present in our thoughts and actions. Today’s promise is of a new heaven, a new earth, and a place where righteousness dwells. We are also reminded of God’s continued presence, everywhere and in all things.

While we wait for God’s coming, we have an opportunity to strengthen our faith. We have time to study His word to better understand what He wants us to be. With God in our lives, we do not have to feel that we are lacking, instead we can feel that we are blessed and filled. This Advent, let us await the coming of Jesus and be witnesses to God’s promises.

Heavenly Father, we pray today for the anticipation of the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Please help us to prepare for that glorious day and look forward to that place of righteousness. Amen.

Archie Kiyutelluk – Shishmaref Lutheran Church, Shishmaref 

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