He will Come

A Living Promise!

“Mary! You are a woman given the highest favor and privilege above all others, for your child is destined to bring God great delight. How did I deserve such a remarkable honor to have the mother of my Lord come and visit me? The moment you came in the door and greeted me, my baby danced inside me with joy! Great favor rests upon you, for you have believed every word spoken to you from the Lord” (Luke 1:42-45 TPT).

Mary was given a promise like no other. As a young virtuous woman, engaged to marry a carpenter in Nazareth, she was visited by an angel and given an incredible message, “You are greatly favored by God and have been chosen to bear the Christ child, the Savior of the world!” What a promise, and what a great responsibility! 

It was the highest honor to bring the Messiah in the world, but surely the weight of becoming a young mother to a Child of immense destiny tempered the joy with sober reality. She would be shamed by some for bearing a child outside of marriage. She even left her hometown to spend a few months with Elizabeth, her aunt, in the hill country of Judea. The promise would come with pain. She would live to see Him grow in popularity, then be cruelly mocked, tortured, and crucified as a common criminal. 

Mary witnessed unjust treatment, inhumane suffering, and the death of her son while she grieved at the foot of the cross. However, she also was among those who rejoiced over His resurrection. The reality of all the promises was fulfilled after Jesus rose from the dead, empowered His followers, and ascended into the heavens. Even as they watched the ascension there was also another promise, “He will come back in the same way that you saw him ascend” (Acts 1:11 TPT).

We live with that same hope and cling to His eternal promise. He will come again! As Peter proclaimed, “The Lord is not late with his promise to return, .… But rather, his “delay” simply reveals his loving patience toward you, because he does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9 TPT).
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Our promise is alive. He patiently waits for repentance. He gives ample opportunity for more to respond to His mercy and accept His grace. He will come, let’s get ready! 



Theme passage:
“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9 NKJ).