S8E31: Waiting on the Threshold (Company’s Coming pt. 4)

Sermon #421

As we continue our series, "Company's Coming," we look at two scriptures from the Old and New Testaments that describe the anticipation of waiting for the coming of the Lord.  In 2 Samuel, we see how David desires to build a permanent dwelling for God in Jerusalem to replace the moth-eaten tent from the Exodus, yet God promises to build a permanent house forever for David.  And we see that promise fulfilled in the Lukan account of the angel Gabriel visiting Mary to announce the coming of the Christ child.  These scriptures taken together give us a glimpse into the heart of God, that though we desire to build and do for Him, He is the one who blesses us, because from Him come all things - not the least of which is salvation by His grace.

Luke 1:26-38 (with 2 Samuel 7:1-16)

Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on December 20, 2020 (Originally published on December 23, 2020)

S.D.G.