There are so many stories in the Bible about the subject of waiting. I could have written many more blog posts about this subject, but I won’t. I will write just two more blog posts about the subject of waiting, à savoir: Waiting for the promise of the Messiah and waiting for the promise of the return of the Messiah (which is still to come). The most important promise of God to man was the promise of the coming of the Messiah: Jésus Christ.
God’s first promise of the Messiah
I will put enmity between thee and the woman, et entre ta postérité et sa postérité; il te meurtrira la tête, et tu lui meurtriras le talon (Genèse 3:15)
After man sinned, by disobeying God, man became separated from God, God had already a new plan to redeem man from evil, and reunite them back to Him. Because all He wanted, was to have a relationship with man.
God had already created a plan, to take the authority from the devil and give it back to man. The devil had taken it wrongfully, but God would take it back in a legal manner.
The first time that God spoke about the promise of the Messiah is in Genesis 3. He spoke about the One, that would deliver the people out of satan’s hand and bring them back to God.
The One, Who would take the keys of authority from the devil, and would reign together with man. Le Messie, of Whom God spoke, was Jesus.
After God told the serpent (le diable) that the seed of the woman would bruise his head, the serpent tried everything he could, to prevent this from happening. He tried to destroy the seed of the woman (I will write about this in the near future), but he did not succeed.
La venue du Messie
Did the Messiah come right away? Non, it took more than 2000 years before the promise of God; the coming of the Messiah came to pass. But despite the fact, that it took more than 2000 années, God kept His promise.
At the perfect time, the Messiah came. All the prophecies regarding the birth, vie, la mort, and resurrection of the Messiah, have ALL come to pass.
À cause du fait, that all the prophecies came to pass, and are still coming to pass regarding the end of times and the return of the Messiah, proofs, que le Word of God is reliable, and is the Truth.
The birth of Jesus Christ
Dans Isaïe 7:14 we read the prophecy about the birth of Christ: C’est pourquoi le Seigneur lui-même vous donnera un signe; Voir, Une vierge concevra, et donner naissance à un fils, et il lui donnera le nom d’Emmanuel.
The life of Jesus
Many prophets wrote about the life of Jesus, c'est à dire. the prophet Isaiah:
Voir, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: voir, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young (Isaïe 40:10-11).
(I would like to encourage you to study Ezekiel chapter 34 et 37 as well)
But ofcourse, there are many more scriptures about Jesus Christ, le Messie. The whole Word testifies about Jesus, le Fils de Dieu.
The death of Jesus
In the Book Isaiah, we read about His death:
Certes, il a porté nos chagrins, et porta nos chagrins: cependant nous l’estimions frappé, épris de Dieu, et affligés. Mais il a été blessé pour nos transgressions, Il a été meurtri pour nos iniquités: le châtiment de notre paix était sur lui; et c’est par ses meurtrissures que nous sommes guéris. Nous tous, comme des brebis, nous nous sommes égarés; Nous avons tourné chacun à sa propre voie; et le Seigneur a fait retomber sur lui l’iniquité de nous tous. Il était opprimé, et Il a été affligé, mais il n’a pas ouvert la bouche: Il est amené comme un agneau à l’abattoir, et comme une brebis devant ses tondeurs est muette, alors il n’ouvre pas la bouche.
Il a été tiré de prison et d’un jugement: and who shall declare his generation? For He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken. Et il fit son sépulcre avec les méchants, and with the rich in his death; parce qu’Il n’avait pas fait de violence, il n’y avait pas non plus de tromperie dans sa bouche. Pourtant, il a plu au Seigneur de le meurtrir; Il l'a mis en peine: quand tu feras de son âme une offrande pour le péché, Il verra sa postérité, He shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. Il verra le travail de son âme, et sera satisfait: par Sa connaissance, Mon Serviteur juste justifiera beaucoup; car il portera leurs iniquités.
C'est pourquoi je lui partagerai une part avec les grands, et Il partagera le butin avec les forts; because He hath poured out his soul unto death: et il fut compté parmi les transgresseurs; et Il a porté le péché de beaucoup, et il a intercédé pour les transgresseurs (Isaïe 53:4-12)
In Psalms 22, we read about the crucifixion of Jesus, and what He endured during the crucifixion.
Jesus confirmed, what the prophets wrote about the Messiah and said:
Je suis le bon Pasteur: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep (John 10:11).
The resurrection of Jesus
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption (Psaume 16:10)
Not only in Psalm 16:10, we read about His resurrection, Jesus also confirmed His resurrection to the people, dans Matthieu 12:40:
Car, comme Jonas fut trois jours et trois nuits dans le ventre de la baleine; ainsi le Fils de l’homme sera trois jours et trois nuits dans le cœur de la terre.
There are many more Scriptures about the birth, vie, death and resurrection of Jesus (environ 44 Scriptures), but I won’t overload you with all 44 Scriptures. You can look them up and study them for yourself.
We can read about the promise of the Messiah and the fulfilment, throughout the Bible. God never forgot His promise, even though it lasted more than 2000 années.
God repeated His promise many times. He spoke through the mouth of His servants, au peuple, to remind them of the promise. God didn’t lie, He spoke the truth.
The promises of God will come to pass
Je voudrais vous encourager, that when God gives you a promise, He will make sure that it will come to pass. But sometimes it may take a while. It will happen at His time, and not your time.
All you have to do, is to trust Him completely, and wait. Stay in His Word, and get to know Him better. The more you will know Him, the more you will trust Him, and the stronger your faith will become. Don’t do anything stupid, don’t take matters into your own hand, but wait….
'Soyez le sel de la terre’
