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Introduction
Greetings...
One of the most important aspects of Christianity is “Waiting & Watching” for our great Lord’s return.
This isn’t done to the exclusion of life, in other words, we don’t sell everything we have and sit in prayer all day long hoping Christ returns in our lifetime.
No, this is done through our daily living of the life we have been granted and blessed with.
Today I want us to consider how we are to be “Wait Watchers.”
With that in mind let us look at our lesson.
Wait With Patience
The early church didn’t always have patience.
Several times in Scripture we find the church worried about why Jesus hadn’t returned yet and because of this found themselves becoming impatient.
This led the church in Thessalonica to think many things, including that they had missed Christ’s return.
2 Thess 2:1-2
Peter addressed this issue also in his second letter.
2000 years later we must not grow weary.
Today we must be careful we don’t grow weary in waiting.
In other words we don’t develop apathy toward Christ’s return and start to assume He isn’t returning in our life.
In other words we don’t start to assume He isn’t returning in our life time a live accordingly.
This can lead to an attitude of apathy or carelessness in action.
Psalm
Today we keep from apathy by patience in waiting for our Master who is worthy of the wait.
Summery
“Wait Watchers” patiently look forward to that day the Lord returns and takes them home.
Wait With Endurance
Society today is about instant gratification.
We are a people, today, that like things fast and the idea of waiting on something sounds ludicrous.
We can “almost instantly” receive food, clothing, entertainment, supplies, and just about any other thing.
The concept of building endurance through patience has been constantly driving to miniscule amounts over the last several decades until we have a society as a whole that has become used to “instant” everything.
This has hurt the church in many ways, because nothing about God says “instant.”
God has always taught endurance.
The old saying “everything good is worth waiting for” is not just a great saying but a true one.
This isn’t to suggest “instant” doesn’t have its place just that patience and endurance have an equal or even greater place.
Waiting and watching for the return of Christ is that which takes great endurance which is why we see such passages as...
Heb 10:
Summery
“Wait Watchers” patiently endure until that glorious day their God returns.
Wait With Assurance
God will never leave you nor forsake you.
Why would anyone endure patiently for a God that has taken over 2000 years to keep a promise?
Simple, we have assurance in the promise and love of God.
As “children of God” we have assurance in God’s love for us.
Rom
As “children of the Most High” we have assurance in God’s promise to us.
Ps
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“Wait Watchers” patiently endure because they have a full assurance in the love and promises of God.
Conclusion
As we journey though this life, as those lucky enough to have heard and obeyed the gospel let us run this race as “Wait Watchers” with complete patience, endurance, and assurance.
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