INTRODUCTION
Gold Leader: It's no good, I can't maneuver!
Gold Five: Stay on target.
Gold Leader: We're too close!
Gold Five: Stay on target!
Gold Leader: [shouts] Loosen up!
Gold Five: Gold Five to Red leader, lost Tiree, lost Dutch.
Red Leader: I copy, Gold Leader.*
Stay on target. Wait
for it. Hold on. Just a bit longer now. I imagine that we’ve all had someone tell us
those things from time to time. And it’s
the piece of advice that none of us really wants to hear. We expect, I think, that if we heed such
advice we might just end up like those ill-fated Y-Wing pilots: blasted to bits on the first trench run.
Most of the time when we think about waiting on God or
heaven or the New Earth, we tend to assume that 1) waiting comprises only a
portion of the Christian life and 2) that waiting is best done on stoic
terms. It doesn’t even occur to us as a
possibility that not only is waiting for consummation a lifelong endeavor but
that waiting is best done when it involves all of our mind, body, soul, and
feeling. Or that waiting is a form of
rest.
With that thought in mind, I want to introduce a four part
blog series called “Wait For It: Heaven
Breaking In.” This four part series
will focus on the different aspects of our need for a bright tomorrow and will
be comprised of blogs by four different authors. My hope is that this series will highlight
the importance of waiting for and relying on the power of Jesus and heaven for
daily life. The blogs are:
Part 1: “Once More Into The Breach” by Brian A. Mesimer
Looking to the coming of the Son of Man keeps
us going in the daily grind.
Part 2: “Echoes
of Reconciliation” by Brewer Eberly
How
recovering the lost art of remembering can help us see Jesus more clearly.
Part 3: “Of
Bag End, Rivendell, and the Longing for Home” by Ryan Bowen
Our real home gives us joy to keep on
keeping on in our temporary home.
Part 4: “The
Journey is Too Great For You” by Andrew Barber
Realizing that we can’t do it on our own
creates intimacy with God and holiness.
So enjoy, and may you find these helpful!
Brian
Brian
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/quotes
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