Waiting for the Kingdom Come

Advent is a reflective season where we double check ourselves and make sure we are waiting for the Kingdom that is coming. As Paul said, "... the night is far gone, the day is near." (Romans 13.12). We are on night watch, waiting for the dawn that is coming; being on night watch means we have received our basic provision and knowledge found in us when we became beginners.

Time is a finicky beast; a fundamental element of the universe bent by mass in space and constantly moving in one direction. Without a general perception of time we quickly lose track of ourselves. A person in a fully lit room 24/7 will lose track of time and no amount of counting will keep their internal clock straight. This works to our advantage, the fully lit place we are in with Christ means that tracking time is essentially silly rather then moving through live serving Christ with no place of the flesh. This is only true if we expect to not know the time that Christ will return (Matthew 24.44). If we begin to expect a certain time or way we eventually would lose faith.

The early church was having this problem as the first generation passed away and as we have times and trials in our life we can fall into it too. If we know Jesus has won, yet we feel we are suffering in the battle, we wonder why hasn't Jesus finished it already.

Instead, the call is to be ready. Ready while knowing the work Jesus did. Ready with confidence that this time will come and that we are called to be the night watch that is awake to see it.