The 5 Minute Discipleship Podcast

#1,045: Waiting for Jesus to Come Back

• Loren Hicks

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Sometimes we find ourselves impatient with God, especially about His return. We wonder, What can He be waiting on? The tragedies around us, the suffering of people we love, and even the stresses of daily life all seem bigger as time goes on. When will Jesus come back?


Main Points:

1. As believers, we are to wait. We don’t like waiting, but as we wait we trust God’s timing. God alone knows when the right time is for the return of Jesus. So, we ask God for the patience to wait.

2. It’s important to see that this “waiting” God asks us to do is not passive. Our waiting on the return of Christ is not the same as waiting in a waiting room. We do not sit idly by, wasting time, waiting for Jesus to come back.

3. As we wait, we focus on the mission of Jesus in our world. We have been given a commission by our Savior. We are to share the good news of the gospel and this must be a priority in our lives. The return of Christ is always presented in Scripture as a great motivation to action, not as a reason to cease from action.

Today’s Scripture Verses:

John 14:3 - “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”

Philippians 3:20 - “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ…”

Titus 2:13 - “…we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

2 Peter 3:11-12 - “You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God.”  


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