When we see new people come to Christ, grow in their faith, form committed relationships with others, and develop into new leaders for the church, change and institutional growth will happen. In the meantime, however, progress and change can seem to be moving so slow. But it’s worth the wait.

What do you want to do in a hurry in your church?

In the 1980s, microwaves became accessible to the average American and quickly become part of most homes. Almost simultaneously, the phrase “microwave society” began to take root, describing a fast-paced culture obsessed with getting something now.

If that described the ’80s, what does that say about the hyper-connected, digital speed culture of today?

Our desire for immediate results from technology bleeds into our expectations of other humans. Instead of seeing them as people created in the image of God, we treat them as cogs in the wheel of progress and production.

But God is not a God in a hurry. After creating the world and bringing humanity into existence, He took a day off and rested.

God promised He would make Abram a “great nation” (Genesis 12:1), but Abraham wouldn’t have Isaac for another 25 years. The Israelites wander in the wilderness for 40 years until God brought them into the promised land.

Way back at the fall of Adam and Eve, God promised Eve a descendant who would come and crush the serpent’s head. It was thousands of years later before a Baby was born in a manger who would grow to do just that.

Even now, all of creation groans, waiting for the return of Christ to set all things right.

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