The Lord will come and he will not delay. He will illumine what is hidden in darkness and reveal himself to all the nations.     Cf: Hebrews 2:3; 1 Corinthians 4:5

We are told that He will not delay, and yet centuries have passed while we still wait.  Is it our sense of history that is off?  Is it our sense of timing that is imprecise?  Is God busy with something else right now?

Or is it that the illumination promised is indeed already occurring, as the darkness is peeled back at precisely the needed speed for the fullness of our salvation?  He does not delay in acting.  But it takes forever to illumine hearts that are in darkness, while he painstakingly respects the freedom of our rebellious wills.

Advent Post Series, 2015