Waiting - Though He's Already Here

Today we find ourselves in the midst of the third week of Advent.  The waiting.

The brisk winter winds silence all other outer noice and force us to contemplate what is inside.

We have received an invitation from Immanuel to linger in the moments, to wonder at what was and is and will be.

We wait for Him, but He is here already.

Does this seem strange?  Perhaps at first glance.  We know Who our Savior is.  We have known the power of His resurrection intimately.  This is what the prophets only dreamt of.

So what are we waiting for?  We wait for the reconcilation of all things.

We look for relationships to be restored.
We look for injustice to be eradicated.
We look for the lepers to be healed and the Pharisees to be put in place.
We look for the day when the devil knows his kingdom is no more.

We look for our Messiah.

But the thing is......He's already here.  Yes, He is coming in that Day and will set the seal on the story of the world.  But in the meantime, we help Him write the victory songs.

We wish to be witnesses of glory, and that we are.  His power and authority flow through us as He brings the world back to Himself.

We get to be a part of this.

So we will wait, but we shall not wait idly.  Let us live out our given authority - for we wait for a KING.

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