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Waiting Well: Living in Expectation of Christ's Return

May 31, 2026    Nick Seders

This message invites us into a profound exploration of what it means to wait for Christ's return with faithfulness and expectation. Drawing from 2 Peter 3, we're reminded that what might seem like delay to us is actually divine patience—God waiting for just one more person to turn to Him in repentance. The passage challenges our finite perspective on time by revealing that with the Lord, a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years like a day. This isn't about God being slow to fulfill His promises; rather, it's about His heart that desires none should perish. The message confronts a common misconception of God as an arbitrary judge, instead presenting Him as a loving Father who entered into our suffering through the cross, bearing the weight of all sin so that humanity could return to Him. We're called to live in holy conduct and godliness, not as a means of earning salvation, but as a response to having been saved. The central question posed is transformative: If Jesus came back right now, would we be okay with what He finds us doing? This isn't about religious perfectionism but about faithful stewardship—being about our Master's business when He returns, like a servant caring for what has been entrusted to them.