If
we do not wait patiently in expectation for God's coming in glory, we
start wandering around, going from one little sensation to another. Our
lives get stuffed with newspaper items, television stories, and
gossip. Then our minds lose the discipline of discerning between what
leads us closer to God and what doesn't, and our hearts gradually lose
their spiritual sensitivity.
Without
waiting for the second coming of Christ, we will stagnate quickly and
become tempted to indulge in whatever gives us a moment of pleasure.
When Paul asks us to wake from sleep, he says: "Let us live decently,
as in the light of day; with no orgies or drunkenness, no promiscuity or
licentiousness, and no wrangling or jealousy. Let your armour be the
Lord Jesus Christ, and stop worrying about how your disordered natural
inclinations may be fulfilled" (Romans 13:13-14). When we have the
Lord to look forward to, we can already experience him in the waiting.
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