We wait for something our whole lives. What are you waiting for this morning? Are you waiting for a job, debt to be paid off, a car that runs, a child to be born, a spouse to come home from service to their country overseas, kids to leave the nest, college to be done, college payments to be paid off, and finally, for the microwave to complete heating your coffee…okay, that last one was just this morning for me. 

We wait. Are we patient? And are our thoughts about what we are passionately waiting for misplaced? Should we place more thought into WHO versus what? Pastor James thinks so…

“Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master’s Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong. The Master could arrive at any time.” James 5, Msg

This passage in the midst of warnings of how to behave, is the bottom line. Live to wait on the Master…He can come at any time!

I waited breathless each day on the porch for my Grandpa, who I adored, to come home in his rattled old truck. You could hear him coming before he took the turn down the long drive to the house. I would run to him at the top of the hill so I could jump in the back of the truck and ride down. As a kid, it seemed like miles…in grown up terms it was only a few yards. But I waited patiently for this moment, then I ran to Him.

I think of this moment when I think of our Master coming. Will I run to Him when He comes? Or will my head be so much involved in world stuff that I won’t even notice? This last thought makes me literally weep. 

Dear Heavenly Father, I run to You today. My mind, heart and soul are focused with expectation on You. I want to be ready, waiting on the porch, for Your arrival…and even hear You come before I see You. Yes, I wait. As patiently as I can. I wait. Your child loves you so much. Above all. I love you. I just wanted to tell you, again. I believe. Here is my life. Again. In Jesus Name, Amen