No benchwarmers!!

It’s planting season here in Illinois. It’s an exciting time of year. We wait through the cold all winter for springtime to come so we can plant. And then we wait again. We wait for it to come up. We wait for it to grow. We wait for it to mature and then finally the harvest!! Normally when we think of waiting we picture in our minds something like sitting on a bench waiting for someone to show up. Just sitting. Now that form of waiting is very annoying and most of us grow very impatient. But theres another kind of waiting I call active waiting. After planting ,we always in our waiting, work to care for our plants. We keep the weeds out and we mow around our fields. Our life is like that. We eagerly wait for our Savior Jesus Christ to return. We look forward to his coming! But we don’t just sit on a bench looking into the sky hoping he’ll show up! James 5:7&8 says be patient then brothers and sisters until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too be patient and stand firm because the Lord’s coming is near. Standing firm is not an inactive term here. We must actively hold to the truth of scripture and live out our faith in our waiting for the Lord’s return! It’s putting our hands and feet to the tasks that God has given us to do while we are here! It’s every single day getting up and going out to do our work and sharing Christ and his salvation as we do it. Paul the apostle built tents, which was all by hand in those days, and he would share Christ at night working tirelessly to spread the gospel everywhere he went. Active waiting!! Let’s get out there and give our best! Today’s world can’t afford benchwarming believers who let the pastors do all the work. The task is too large and we all need to pitch in!! Thank you for giving us work to do and the ability to do it Lord as we pass the time until you return!!
Time moves more quickly when you work while you wait!! Love y’all. Have a good day!!