Mark 15: 42 Now when evening had come, because it was
the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph
of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the
kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the
body of Jesus. 44 Pilate marveled that He was already
dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some
time. 45 So when he found out from the
centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Then he bought fine linen, took Him
down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been
hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 And
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Joses observed where He was laid.
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“Is the mail here?” I asked again. I was waiting to get a
prize of a free kite from sending in some huge number of box tops from the
cereal I had been eating. One day there was a box with my name on it. I had not
received much mail in my life, let alone to have a “box” addressed to me from a
company! I hurried to open my prize and
to my delight there was my first kite.
- There were times when I waited on something special to me.
- There were times when I sat and watched for something special to happen.
- There were times when I was filled with anticipation of something good to come.
Waiting on the kingdom of GOD was probably something Joseph
of Arimathea had done since childhood. When he saw the miracles of JESUS, he
immediately knew he had seen GOD in the flesh. As short lived as it was, he saw
what he had been waiting for and wanted to serve this dead GOD one last time,
or so he thought.
- JESUS loves when I wait on HIM with faith.
- JESUS loves when I seek HIS return on a daily basis.
- JESUS loves when I spend a little time with HIM each day waiting on HIS direction.
JESUS has promised HE would return someday. In the meantime,
HE wants me to serve HIS kingdom on a daily basis. Yes, I want stuff and
sometimes I get stuff and sometimes I lose stuff, but the kingdom of GOD is so
much more. GOD gives me peace that stuff cannot.
HE walks with me, guiding my creativity so I can honor HIM
for what HE has bestowed on me. I wait on HIM daily.
- What are you waiting on?
- Does the thing you are waiting on cause you grief?
- Can you set your anticipation on GOD instead of putting such high credence in the thing you are waiting on today?
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