Eagerly Awaiting For Him

Eagerly awaiting the street artist's finale...

This summer, Index organised a weekly Bible study for the students and young folk who have stayed around in Edinburgh. Turns out,t here were quite a few of us. Turns out too that it was possibly the best thing we have ever done. Turns out this was God-inspired idea. Turns out, God was going to use this. Why did we (or why did I at least) not expect it to be as amazing as it has been? It's quality time set aside each week to dig deep into God's word and wait for Him to speak to us, to teach us and to give us His wisdom. It was time for Proverbs 2 to take place. (My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.) This past week, we finished up Chapter 9. The last words of the chapter are "eagerly waiting for Him." One thing I have found is that through the weeks, the points of application have become scarcer. But these four words were the application this week. This is our life, what we are to do with it. Eagerly await Him. Waiting for God. Christine pointed this out, and the turn of phrase she used reminded me of the play Waiting for Godot. Our lives are to be spent and in fact are spent waiting for God. Everyone, whether they know it or not, are waiting for God. We are waiting for Christ's return. Because life (ours or someone else's) will continue until then. But here the difference between that existentialist play and how we are to live our lives is in the word 'eager'. Eager means "marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest". And here's the challenge. Do we really live our lives awaiting Christ's return eagerly? And if this eagerness is going on in our minds, and if we are praying for Christ's return with eager anticipation, are we living it? I know I go through so many days and forget this eagerness I have. I do not act as though I am eagerly waiting on Him. But I want to!! And here he is!!