Eagerly waiting (Galatians 5:5, ESV)

For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. (Galatians 5:5, ESV)

What a funny combination of words! Eagerly waiting. The idea is something like...

• You are eight years old and it's 7PM on December, 24th. Remember that feeling! You couldn't sleep because you were too excited but if you didn't fall asleep the night would never pass. You eagerly wait Christmas morning.
• Its mid-June. You are in seventh grade. It's the last day of school before summer break. You are in the last class of the year. The hands on the clock are moving so slowly. You eagerly wait for summer break.
• You are twenty-six years old. You are in the back of the church in a wedding gown, standing beside your father, the both of you eagerly waiting for the doors to open, waiting for the people to stand. In the front of the church, a young man is also eagerly waiting. 

All of us are eagerly waiting. Not for Christmas. Not for summer break. Not for marriage. All of us are eagerly waiting for righteousness. We are eagerly waiting for an end to sinning. We are eagerly waiting for an end to evil. We are eagerly waiting for heaven. We are eagerly waiting for Jesus.

Today, expect Jesus everywhere you go. Eagerly wait for him by looking for him everywhere. Look for him in every face. Look for him every second.