Waiting For Him

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. Luke 2:25-26

We are waiting for Him, and so too was Simeon, but the scripture does not say how long this man waited for the Lord's Christ. Many generations have waited for the return of our Lord Jesus, and yet He has not returned. We think it would be an easier wait if, like Simeon, we knew it would be within a man's lifespan. What a fine joke it would be if the Lord kept that one waiting person alive for oh, fifteen hundred years or so. At present, there is no temple in Jerusalem for the person to wait in, but those final years could begin at any moment. Without a scripture telling us, we have no idea how long Simeon waited. And, without a day, hour, month and year, we have no idea how long until Jesus returns. All we have is that Simeon waited, and that is our task as well, just to wait on Him.

I hope you had a grand Christmas this year. And now, we can wait for the next one!

Bucky