It may not be Christmas, but let’s talk about it, anyway.
Those presents. They pile up under the tree, one after the other, higher and higher.
Now, here’s my question. Do you sneak in early and open them … or can you wait? Eagerly, perhaps, but you can wait.
I think most of us don’t have too much difficulty in waiting until Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to open our gifts. Why? We know they are ours, and we are confident that on Christmas, they will be given to us.
They aren’t going to be taken back, even if we get in a fight with our spouse. Once they are under the tree, there are no takebacks. It’s as good as given.
Now apply this to Romans 8:25.
“But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.”
So, what gifts are under our “Christian” tree, meaning, what gifts have been wrapped up for us that we can be confident that one day we will receive?
How about these? Wisdom, understanding, leadership, courage, knowledge, reverence, and fear of the Lord. These are the gifts of the Holy Spirit. If you don’t have them yet, they are already wrapped and under your tree.
Jesus promised us an advocate, which is the Holy Spirit. Are you eagerly waiting for it? It’s already yours.
Maybe you anticipate the Lord’s promise that we will make disciples of all nations, and we will baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Or you have long-distance sight, and you envision heaven and kneeling at the feet of Jesus … hoping for what you do not see and waiting eagerly for it.
It’s like that spread of gifts under the Christmas tree. Each one is already ours, even if we haven’t opened it yet. We don’t doubt we will receive each one.
When we pin our hope on Christ, his promises to us are ours to claim.
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