There are so many things between here and there. There are lives that are between death and life. Relationships between brokenness and wholeness. Hopes between desire and fulfillment. My own heart is between here and home. We are between so many seasons and chapters of our lives. We are between here and there.
My heart aches for all that I want to see happen in not only my own life but in my family and in ministry. I ache to see my prayer answered that, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” I ache for the lives that are so broken. I ache for the hopelessness of life here to be “fixed.” I ache for government to not be corrupt here. I ache for the Church to walk out what they say they believe. And while I ache for so many things I ache for something even greater. The coming of King Jesus to make all things right.
In this season of Advent let us remember we are between the first coming of Jesus and the second, between the manger and the fulfillment of Scripture. That is our Hope. In all the ache, in all the now and not yet, in all the looking back as we look ahead, we can stand firm on the promise that Jesus is coming back and will make everything perfect.
Do you look forward to this? Do you have HOPE? I pray you can rest in the Peace that has been given to us who are called sons and daughters. No matter what is going on between here and there, may you know your life is hidden in Christ and is being made new. May we have the same faith as the prophets of old who proclaimed the coming of a Messiah they never lived to see. How are you proclaiming Jesus crucified, resurrected, and coming again? May all of us live as if we are watching for our Lord and Savior and may our mouths share the good news that came in the form of a baby in a manger this Christmas Season, a season in-between.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:6-7
