June 27, 2021
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I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope… - Psalm 130:5
Reading the messages to the seven churches in the book of Revelation, we should recognize that each of these churches are in a time of transition. It could be said that all churches, and all people, from the time of the resurrection are living in a time of transition. We are living in the transition of the time that is already and yet to come. We are living in the reality of the kingdom of heaven that is around us, but it not yet made perfect.
Transitional times are hard, and they call us, as the psalmists says, to wait and hope. The churches of revelation as with the church today we need to wait with patient hope, and hang on the words that come from our Lord. God can and does speak to each day, unfortunately, many refuse to listen, or aren’t attune to hear what God is saying. We get distracted by the many things in our current world that can lead us to be preoccupied here, and then we allow our selective hearing to only hear the things that align with our own desires.
When Jesus was on earth with his disciples, they were told about the time of transition, and to be ready, however, they did not understand his meaning. They refused to believe, or were scared of his words, until they saw it all happen. After Jesus transition from living prophet to resurrected Lord, the disciples became open to the work of the Holy Spirit in them and through them, from there the disciples began preparing the church, sharing the gospel, and sharing the love that Christ had shown them.
Today, we still wait with patient endurance, and great hope for the Lord to make everything right and good, but in our waiting, we must continue to listen, to grow, to experience the love of Jesus, and offer it to those whom we share this life, as we await the life eternal that is still to come. The same Spirit that was working with Jesus and the disciples is now working with us, to lead us towards God’s perfect grace, mercy, and love.
Grace & Peace,
Sam