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Presented by OrLando Yarborough III
Purpose of This Presentation:
What it means to wait on God for something better.
How to wait on God to receive what He has for you.
Advent
We are in the season of Advent.
During Advent, Christians prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ.
In scripture, there are two comings of Christ.
Jesus' birth was the first coming of Christ.
And now, in faith, believers await the second coming of Christ--Jesus' return.
In fact, every time we receive communion (share in the Lord's Supper) we are reminding ourselves of Christ's second coming.
Apostle Paul recorded in His letter to the church in Corinth the instructions Jesus left:
1 Corinthians 11:26 (NKJV)
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
What challenges me sometimes with God, if I may be honest, is how God makes me wait (at times).
When I hear the description of life after Jesus returns and what heaven will be like, I yearn for the day I am there, and we are there.
1 Corinthians 15:22–26 (NKJV)
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.
24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
Revelation 21:3–4 (NKJV)
3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people.
God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Jesus told the disciples with Him:
John 14:3 (NKJV)
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
So, yes, I look forward to heaven and wish it were here now/already.
Moreover, before Jesus' return, I acknowledge that there is plenty to desire today...even as Christ is coming soon.
The Jewish people are the lineage (God's chosen people) through which Jesus came to live on earth.
Many of them knew of His coming and were expecting/looking forward to His presence and victorious reign.
In this season of Advent, I think as we await the second coming of Christ, and as we await better things today, we can learn from people who experienced the first coming of Christ--Jesus' birth.
Opening Passage: Luke 1:26–33 (NKJV): Gabriel Announces Christ’s Birth; Luke 2:1–14 (NKJV): Christ Is Born
Luke 1:26–33 (NKJV)
Luke 2:1–14 (NKJV)
Theme/Title.
When God Makes You/Us Wait
Or Waiting (on God) for Something Better
(pray)
Something Better…
Have you ever wanted something better?
Something beyond the “nice-to-have-but-I-can-take-it-or-leave-it” category.
Something life-changing, situation-changing, future-altering?
The Jewish people wanted ...freedoms…restoration…and repair…relief ...they were looking forward to something better…(and understood it would come through God)
The word God gave to the Jewish people through the prophet Isaiah:
Isaiah 9:6–7 (NKJV) OR Luke 7:19 (NKJV)
What’s interesting/notable about the Jewish people is that the “something better” towards which they reached was outside of their creative prowess but within the authority, power, and willingness of the God they served.
This something better—in fact, Someone Better--was highly anticipated yet such a long time in coming--40 and 2 generations to be exact...moreover, after Jesus’ birth, the boy Jesus needed to grow into the man Jesus--His ministry started thirty years after His birth and lasted three and a half years.
The forerunner to Jesus, John the Baptist, would ask:
Luke 7:19 (NKJV)
19 And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
Wait For It
It’s not uncommon, depending on the culture from which you take your cues, to hear the recommendation, “Wait for it.”
In fact, you might even be told the phrase, “Good things come to those who wait.”
Similarly, it might be common to hear/receive the recommendation, “Work for it.”
Or “Good things come to those who work for it.”
Of course, the recommendations, “Steal it, take it, lie for it, cheat for it…you can have it if you really want it” are directives that come forward and, if truth be told, can be tempting.
But...
What happens when what you need, what you want, is largely out of your control?
Out of your creative capacity?
Beyond your reach—is outside of your ability?
(...healing.
Deliverance.
Being rescued.
Being restored.)
What happens when what you need or what you want is critical for your well-being and future and rests in the hands of another?
Specifically.....
What happens when what you need rests in the hands of God?
There are some things that God will give in an instant.
(Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13)
There are other things that God chooses to give in time--not right away.
Let me not suggest to you that God lacks control or fine-tuning.
Is anything too hard for God?
When the disciples asked Jesus who then could be saved, Jesus replied:
Matthew 19:26 (NKJV)
26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
When the disciples told Jesus to send the multitudes away that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food, Jesus countered with: you feed them (Matt 14:16).
And they did.
When the religious leaders questioned Jesus' authority to do miracles and be equal with God the Father, Jesus countered by doing the harder thing--in the face of them all Jesus healed the paralyzed man and then said, "But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”...Luke 5:24 (NKJV)
What I am talking about today is not God’s ability (or lack thereof) to do a thing.
Not even talking about God’s desire or willingness to do a thing.
I am talking about when everything is good—when God agrees, is able, and is willing to provide what you need and want—and God decides to not provide immediate relief, immediate resolve...God demonstrates a preference or strategy for delivery that makes you wait.
God can do the “immediate thing” but when He doesn’t, where does that leave you?
Where does that leave your faith?
How many of you have prayed a prayer for God to do something and it was a long time in coming?
Perhaps, it came but took longer than you desired.
Perhaps, you are still waiting.
Today, we live in a time categorized as “A.D.”—In the year of our Lord” marking the birth of Christ.
Prior to Jesus’ birth, people lived in a time categorized as “B.C.—before Christ.”
The Jewish people experienced before Christ and after Christ and were there at the crossover.
I think we can get some empathy from several people in scripture when it comes to waiting on God and receiving what God has for you.
Today, if we were to have a BCAY Tea (like you have residential college teas) I would bring in for our conversation three people to tell us briefly about when God makes you wait.
What Is Waiting?
First, Waiting is living your best life under your circumstances, doing what’s within your ability, according to faith, and letting God/trusting God to handle divine matters.
Divine matters are outcomes that cannot be maintained through your manipulation, schemes, strength/might, or resources.
The first BCAY Tea conversation we would have is with the Shepherds (who received an announcement of Jesus’ birth).
I think the Shepherds would tell us, "Open your eyes so you may see when God fulfills a promise."
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