Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 3 (TMF:2161)

Monday, August 21, 2023
Peace to Live By: Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 3 (TMF:2161) - Daniel Litton
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       This leads James to say, “You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” Notice that the call from James to us is to make sure that we are ready to go. We do that by establishing our hearts. What does establish mean? We could say establish means to erect, build, station, ring in, organize, practice, or settle. The point is that we come to a conclusion, we come to a settlement, a place in our hearts where we are firmly established in the Lord so that we are then ready if he in fact he does come in our lifetimes. This begets true freedom for us, as Christians, and allows us to live within the Law of Liberty in our lives, actually making truly good choices for ourselves. Besides, even if Jesus doesn’t return in our lifetimes, this is still a good practice due to the fact that we don’t know when our number will be called, and we then transcend this life. We want to actually transcend, to rise above, and not descend, or go up with our heads hanging in shame or disappointment.