Echoes

God had whispered his first promise to Adam and Eve in those early days of creation and rebellion...With each retelling throught the centuries, the promise
took on more clarity, more specificity, more wonder, more mystery...A Saviour
would arrive...They dreamt of him. They longed for him...But He didn't come.
That's the thing. Year after year they waited, but the promised one didn't
arrive.

And we continue to wait for the completion of the promise today. Even though we know the promised One came to Bethlehem...we're still waiting for the promised One to come again and turn this world upside down...to right the wrong, win the final victory over evil...the final redemption of this earth and God's people.

Okay, Okay, I'm know I'm cheating - skipping ahead to the end of the story. I just can't help it. I guess we can relate in some way to those who were waiting for their Messiah so many years ago. I think I can hear the echoes of their faith, longing and waiting in my own heart today.