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Opening

2018 years ago, the lady disciples of the Lord Jesus prepared spices very early in the morning on the first day of the week

They head out to the tomb where Jesus was laid 3 days prior to that day

They saw the stone rolled away from the tomb and upon entering, they did not find a body

It was an empty tomb

Turn to you neighbor and say “Jesus is Risen!”

BREATHE!

After 40 days of private and public appearances of Jesus, He had led his disciples to the vicinity of Bethany

And there, He lifted up His hands and blessed them

While He was blessing them, He was taken up to heaven ()

Turn to you neighbor and say “Jesus is Risen!”

He is sat at the right hand of God ()

Jesus is alive!

And He will return!

And he

BREATHE!

Text: Waiting on Jesus

Our text for today is from the 9th chapter of the Letter to the Hebrews in verse 28 it says...

The author of Hebrews explained that a covenant is just like a “will”

Because the will is in force only when somebody has died

And with our covenant with God, it was Jesus who willingly offered Himself to die to enforce God’s will

In the old testament, the priests has to sacrifice each time they come into the presence of God

Unlike Jesus, He sacrificed Himself once to take away the sins of many

And He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation

Salvation to whom?

to those who are WAITING for Him

BREATHE!

Illustration:

Are you good at waiting?

Nobody wants “waiting”

Specially living in the 21st century when everything is “fast”

When everything is almost instantaneous

BUT!

There are things that may only be learned through waiting and no other way

Immature child doesn’t know the difference between “no” and “not yet”

Our inability to wait is the cause of many problems in our lives

It’s the cause of all debts

It’s the cause of social problems, even diseases contracted from sex before marriage

It is frustrating when you are in a hurry while God is not

You can rush your children, but you cannot rush God

Always remember that “no” is not “not yet”

God needs to work on you, before He works on the solution

Often times we do not understand what God is doing in our lives

But that is simply how it is, we should learn to wait on God

Because if you’d understand what God is doing, then you’ll be god

BREATHE!

What to I need to Remember while I’m in the Waiting Room of Life?

5 things to Remember while Waiting

Remember that there is a natural delay

Sowing & Reaping

In it says that there’s time for everything

Unseen battle is going on

war betwen God and evil

our struggle is not against flesh and blood

God already heard our prayers but the delay could be caused by the unseen battle that is going on

Write this down, “A Delay is not a Denial”

God is preparing you for His blessings

God has usually a bigger and better idea/answers to your prayers

God is more interested in changing your character than His excitement to answer you prayers

Because your character is what you’re going to bring with you to heaven

You’re in a good company while you’re waiting

Millions of saints before you had sat on God’s waiting room

Noah waited 120 years for the flood

Abraham waited to become the father of many nations

Joseph waited to become the ruler of Egypt

David waited to be the king of Israel

And they were commended for that ()

That God always keeps His promises

There are about 5,000 promises in the Bible

Don’t focus on what you don’t have, focus on what God have, and what God can do

And focus on God’s unlimited abilities instead on your limited abilities

BREATHE!

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What should you do while waiting?

4 Things to Do while in God’s Waiting Room

1. Write Down the Lessons I’m Learning

Waiting is always the season to listen

If you don’t write them down, you forget them

Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the wilderness and he took note of all the lessons they learned.

A Journal is different from a Diary

2. Act as Though You Already Have It

When you act as though you already have it, that’s an act of faith

Note the “tense” in Jesus said..

Illustration: Pregnant woman

Practical Application: If you’r praying for a job, act as if you already have a job

Waiting is not “passivity”

But expectantly “waiting in faith”

3. Imitate the Habit that Grows Strong Faith

Imitate people of strong faith

Keep on Praying

Keep on Serving (servers are called waiters)

Keep on going to Life Groups (), if you don’t like your Life Group, look for another one, or better yet, start one (if you don’t like the restaurant, it doesn’t mean you should stop eating, it means look for another restaurant)

Keep on Sowing ()

Keep on Believing (stay active.

God cannot steer a parked car.

He cannot direct a stalled car)

Use waiting to grow in maturity

Look for a stronger christian and imitate their faith, their good habits

Apostle Paul is among the greatest christian that have ever lived, and this is what he said to the christians in Philippi

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