"But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
Romans 8:24-25
This verse says that we must wait patiently for the things that are to come. However, my wait must not be without action. I need to remember that I must have a faith that is revealed to others through my actions. I can't just kick back, relax, and feel good about knowing that God is working on my behalf. Actually, this habit of "non-action" might actually be the opposite of what Paul is talking about in Romans 8.
Chambers wrote, "All the great blessing of God are finshed and complete, but they are not mine until I enter into a relationship with Him on the basis of His covenant. Waiting for God to act is fleshly unbelief. It means I have no faith in Him."
Well, way to go Oswald and completely make me feel horrible about my faith. He does have a way of speaking the truth in a way that is heavy and convicting. But it is true. The writer of James wrote that "faith without deeds is dead."
So I ask myself, what is God telling me to DO today? How can my faith and hope be made alive by my actions and inter-action with other people? I do I need to do today to prepare me for what God is calling me to do tomorrow?
The things I regret in my life the most are never the things that I actually DID do, but instead, they are almost always the things that I DID NOT do. Let's keep this in mind as we enter a five-week break and the Christmas season.
-Kyle
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