HEBREWS 9:28

So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

TO PONDER

Are you a good waiter? Not the food restaurant type, but someone who has patience. I’ll admit – I’m impatient. I don’t have time to be patient – and that sentence there says it all! 

God copes with my impatience though, and I’m glad about that, because the reason for my waiting is everlasting life. God will be bringing salvation to me, salvation that was promised to me at my baptism – which I don’t remember, but that doesn’t mean God’s promises don’t hold true. 

And it’s great that God is looking after the salvation thing, because even though I try to do it myself, even though I think I can save myself, and I’ll try really hard to do it, the reality is, I can’t.   

Maybe the message for 2022 is to let God be God. 

PRAYER

Saviour of all, we await your coming with joy. Help us prepare our lives and those around us for your return. Prompt us to respond to your saving grace with lives of love for all around us. In Jesus name, Amen.     

Today's devotion by Mark Simpfendorfer, LifeWay Epping.