White Advent

"You know if the house owner had known what night the burglar was coming, he wouldn't have gone out and left the house unlocked. -Luke 12:39


Weather people aren't always right. But sometimes they hit it dead on. Today was one of those days. They said the snow was to start just after lunch - and it did, like clockwork! Only thing was--I hadn't heard the forecast beyond "snow today." And so when I left the office for lunch, I left my various projects laid out on the desk, the computer standing at the ready.

Had I known that the snow was starting then, I would have been prepared. I would have packed up my books, bagged the laptop, and brought it all home to work merrily away the whole afternoon and evening! Had I only known.

But I did know. I knew it was going to snow, how much, and what that meant for travel and such. I just didn't know when. When exactly, that is. I did know it would happen. Trust in your local meteorologist!

It's now just 11 days until Christmas. I have that on good authority. Come December 25th, we will celebrate the incarnation of our God. Then there's the second coming. The timing of the second coming is not that exact. I know it will happen sometime, sooner or later.
What shall I do to be ready for that event?

By far and away the biggest thing I can do to be ready is trust in God that it is coming. With that trust, I am in a constant state of anticipation and yearning for the day--so much so that it colors my world (vague Chicago reference. The band not the city). In other words, living each day as if the next would be the one makes each day full of joy and expectation, and a million plans. It's like waiting for your Christmas guests--you don't know when they'll arrive exactly--so you think of them, vacuum the rugs, put on a pot of coffee and wait. All the time dreaming of the fun you'll have when they get there.

So too with waiting for the Messiah. We clean out our hearts, think about Jesus as we know him through scripture, and wait. All the while planning what our initial reunion will be like. It's not a time of dread. But a time of joyous expectation!

So trust in the Lord. Be ready. Cause there 100% chance of Jesus coming.

Pastor