The story of Jesus' birth gives us assurance, confidence and joy because even though the waiting lingered for decades, God broke in at just the right time.
"We expect everything to be at our fingertips the moment we have the desire for it. It's a world we're growing into and it's addicting. We live in a world of easy downloads, instantaneous email, on demand and food prepared in a few minutes. Yet God finds ways of making us wait. Waiting and faith go hand-in-hand."
- We wait for the baby we've dreamed we'd hold in our arms.
- Some are waiting for their prodigal son to come to the end of himself and return home.
- Many of us are waiting for the phone to ring so we can return to a job with a normal salary and benefits.
- Others are waiting for an eye-opening spiritual breakthrough.
The Christmas Advent season is all about faith and waiting. Let me ask you a question, what are you waiting on God for? Have you been waiting days, week, months or even years? Speaking of waiting, God's people waited for years and I mean years for the Messiah but they held on to faith that His promises were true! But the Messiah came! God sent His son on that very day in Bethlehem. As you reflect on the birth of Jesus reflect on the fact that God's timing is quite different from ours. The story of Jesus' birth encourages us to not give up and to keep believing for what we are believing for.
