Waiting for Caleb!

This coming Monday, June 24, he’s coming! If all goes according to schedule, our third grandson Caleb Daniel will arrive into the world—and most importantly, into our lives. Kim and I are so excited as are, of course, his parents, Jonathan and Danielle, and his big brothers, Jesse and Jack—and all the rest of the family. After nine months of waiting, Caleb will be here! 

Of course these past nine months have at times felt very long, especially for mom who has been experiencing all the discomfort that goes along with a pregnancy. And these past few weeks, as the date has gotten closer and Caleb has been growing at an increasing rate, have especially felt long. At times, it has felt as if he will never come.  Yet before you know it, Caleb will be here; the days of waiting will be over! Life with Caleb will begin!  

Isn’t that how it is in many areas of life? At times it can seem as if we spend so much of our lives waiting for “it” to come, to be fulfilled, to take place—whatever the “it” may be: the birth of a child, the wedding day, graduation, the start of a new job, etc. Whatever it is, time seems to go by so slowly while we are waiting. Yet, before you know it, it’s there, it’s arrived, it’s taken place, it’s been fulfilled. The waiting is over! 

As followers of Jesus we spend our lives waiting. As the Apostle Paul wrote, “we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.” (Romans 8:23 – NIV) We wait “…for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.” (1 Corinthians 1:7) We wait “…for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ….” (Titus 2:13)   We wait for all the promises God has made to us to be fulfilled when Jesus returns and brings us into his kingdom. We live our lives waiting. And for sure, right now the waiting seems very, very long—as if it will all never take place. But the good news is, one day, before we realize what is happening, the days of waiting will be over! Jesus will have arrived! 

Yes, these past nine months have seemed long. Before we know it, however, Caleb will be here. Our waiting will be over. And we as a family will be celebrating his arrival. How much more we, as the family of God, will be celebrating when Jesus arrives. 

Have a great day! 

- Pastor Tim Harris