LIFEGATE LIVE | Sunday Gathering | Thread Of Glory Week 4

Then God split the silence wide open with the birth of a baby. His name was Jesus. You see, this baby wouldn't just patch up a broken world, but he would restore it completely because he is the Lord who restores. And yet, there was another way, thirty three years before this baby would step into his public ministry and begin to reveal who he really was and what he really had come to do. Tracing his journey to the dead body of our Lord came to life as the spirit brought resurrection back back into Jesus. You see, the resurrection proved what his name always promised. The Lord saves. [00:58:09] (45 seconds)  #LordWhoRestores

For in his leaving, he promised he would come again. But this time, he will not come wrapped in swaddling clothes, not riding in on humility and obscurity as the suffering servant. No way. This time, he will come as the living, resurrected, glorious king. He will establish his perfect rule and reign. He'll wipe away every tear. He'll defeat sin, death, darkness, and health forever. And at long last, he will fulfill his final promise, and he will restore all things by making all things new. To God be the glory. Amen? [00:59:19] (44 seconds)  #ComingKingReturns

A waiting season is not an excuse to disconnect. In fact, if anything, it should be a call to press in even more, to dig in even deeper with him. Let me move on. Waiting demands trust. Do you realize Daniel had to trust God? He was in captivity. This was out of his control. He could not restore Israel. He could not rebuild Jerusalem. He was completely trusting on God to do what he had promised, and waiting demands trust. We are tempted. Listen. Come on. Let's be honest. It is church. We are tempted to lose trust in God's plan and often take matters into our own hands. [00:41:26] (44 seconds)  #WaitingDemandsTrust

In your season of waiting, are you turning to God or from God? This can be a sweet and blessed time where your strength is renewed, you surrender, you build trust, You find the blessing of waiting even though it's hard. Now whether you would describe your current life as a season of waiting or not, here's the truth. The experience of God's people has always been one of waiting an expectation. From the beginning, when Adam and Eve introduced sin into the world and God promised to send a rescuer to save people from the ravaging effects of that sin, the redemption countdown began, Genesis three fifteen. [00:56:14] (43 seconds)  #RedemptionCountdown