Second Coming....

A few weeks ago, in this post, I talked about the idea of the second coming of Christ, and how the apocalypse scriptures can distract us.

Christ is here, now. We need to live our lives in recognition of that, listening for God -- trusting and obeying his call.

I heard a sermon today that explained this concept better than I had. The minister said that we are waiting for a THIRD coming. The first one was Christ, born in the city of Bethlehem. The third one is Christ, coming again. The second coming of Christ is the one I was talking about -- Christ entering our lives every day, calling us to turn around, to repent. Christ, calling us to live lives in obedience. Christ, walking with us, strengthening us and loving us.

We don't know anything about the third coming; we are called to pay attention to the Christ in our lives, today. He makes a difference -- all the difference in the world. If we do that, then the third coming will take care of itself.