What Do We Do While We Wait to See God?

Earlier this week, I prayed the scripture about Zacchaeus waiting in the sycamore tree to see Jesus, and about his conversation with Jesus (Luke 19:1-10).  

Putting myself in the story, I had a conversation with Jesus that went like this: 

Jesus said, “I found you!  I see you!  I love you! Will you let me restore you?”

“How?” I asked.

“Follow me.” Jesus said. “Do what I do.” 

On Sunday, Rev. Donna is going to say more about what we Christians do while we wait to see God.  Here's a bit of what we'll be reading together:

from  I Corinthians 13 MSG

We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. 

We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!

But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.

Ephesians 5 1-2 MSG

Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.

So while we wait, we receive God's love. We keep company with Jesus. We observe how Christ loved us…not cautiously but extravagantly.   And we love like that.  Worth repeating.

I hope to see you on Sunday.

Susan