In this piece, we are considering something important, very vital to the body of Christ. I believe this is something the Holy Spirit is sending to the body of Christ at such a time as this, that we must focus on the major and not on the minor so that the devil will not distract us and will not be given and tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine. So, we are considering Christ Jesus: His reign and His returning. We'll start our observation, from the book of Habakkuk chapter 2:14, as the Holy Spirit teaches us about Christ Jesus: His reign and His returning. Habakkuk chapter 2:14. “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”, This is a prophecy in the book of Habakkuk also repeated in Isaiah chapter 11:9-10, “they shall not hurt nor destroy in all My Holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day, there shall be a Root of Jesse, who shall stand as a banner to the people, for the Gentiles shall seek Him, and His resting place shall be glorious.”
This is a prophecy about Christ Jesus in Habakkuk, chapter 2:14, there was a prophecy going out, saying that the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as waters the sea. Now, let us look closely at that comparison because that's where we'll be starting from; the Bible says that this is the destiny of the Christ, that when His reign comes on the earth, that the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord. So, let us look at it, the comparison that was made, He said, as waters cover the sea. When you look at the sea, what do you see? Do you see any dry surface? Do you see any land? The sea is covered in water.
And the Bible says just like the seas covered and filled up with water, the depth of the sea, the height of the sea, the width of the sea, the breadth of the sea, is covered up in water, that is how the knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the earth. And Isaiah chapter 11 now gave us an insight into who this prophecy is about. That's why in Isaiah chapter 11:9 He said that there shall not be any hurt nor destruction in all My Holy mountain and verse 10 now makes us to understand who the prophecy is speaking about. It said; and in that day, there shall be in the day where the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as waters the sea. He said, this is the reign of the person that will be existing.
He said, in that day, there shall be a Root of Jesse who shall stand as a banner, as a sign. A banner talks about a sign, a banner talks about an identification. A banner talks about an emblem, He said He will stand as an emblem, He will stand as a sign to the people, and this will be the experience. Gentiles shall seek Him; who are Gentiles seeking? The Christ! And who is the Christ? The roots of Jesse; He said; Gentiles shall seek Him and His resting place shall be glorious. This is the destiny of the Christ. So, when we are talking about Christ Jesus: His reign and His returning, we must understand that this prophecy has gone ahead concerning the Christ, and we're going to see it in other several Scriptures. I want us to go with me to Isaiah chapter 9:6-7, still speaking about the reign of the Christ, and what has been prophesied concerning Him.
Isaiah chapter 9:6-7 “For unto us a child is born and unto us a son is given and the government, not a government, the government will be upon His shoulder, it will rest upon Him, and His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace of the increase His government; will not diminish, His government will not have retrogressive expression; He said but of the increase of His government and peace.” When we talk about government, we're talking about rule, we're talking about reign. The Bible says and of the increase of His reign and of the increase of His rule, there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice; from that time forward, so this is a prophecy. That time had not come, as at when Isaiah was prophesying, but he said from that time forward, even forever. So, at the point where the Root of Jesse, Christ Jesus comes on the earth from that time forward till forever, the Bible says, the zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this prophecy.
The increase of His government is the prophecy about Christ; He has a reign that is never-ending from the time He arrives on the scene. From the time He comes on the earth, there will be no end to His government. There will be no end to His reign, there will be no end to His rulership. So, if you are a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, you are a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, you are brethren after the order of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Bible is making us to understand that this is what has been foretold about the government that you are a part of; the increase of that government will have no end; no matter what anybody, any group or any tribe will do about it, that government will continue to increase, it had been decreed.
The reign of Christ is not subject to the mathematical calculations of men, the reign of Christ is not mathematically calculated, it has been prophesied and decreed; the mouth of the Lord has decreed it and said it so, and that word cannot return back to Him void until He accomplishes that which He has sent to do it. You might not understand the arithmetic or geometric progression of the kingdom of Christ, but He is on the increase; because that is what the Lord said.
Other Scriptures that made this possible for this government; His reign to be perpetually on the increase. Matthew chapter 28:18 “And Jesus came and spoke to them saying all authority has been given to Me, in heaven and on earth”, Amplified version Matthew 28:18. Jesus approached and breaking the silence He said to them all authority and in the bracket, he puts it, all the power to rule. All authority, the authority is the power to rule; He said in heaven and on earth has been given to me. When did Jesus come? When Jesus came, the Bible said, angel appeared to Mary, saluted her; Blessed are you among women, a child will be born of you, God is coming to the earth, he said God is coming. And this is how God will come to the earth; the Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest will overshadow you, and the one that will be born of you shall be the Son of God, you will call His name Jesus; for He will deliver His people from sin, that’s when Jesus came, so when Jesus came, after Mary conceived, and all the process that surrounded it, in Bethlehem, in that manger, Jesus came. So, you can call that the first coming of Jesus Christ. That is the time Isaiah prophesied: unto us, a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government; they told Herod a king has been born in Israel, he said, a king? Is there any king apart from Herod? And three wise men traveled from the east when they saw the star of the king that was born. And they traced that star to Bethlehem, to that manger where Christ was born. So, God truly came down to the earth; Jesus came in His first coming as a child that was born and He became a Son that was given and in Matthew 28:18 “He said, this Son that has been given to you, all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him”.
He has the power to rule. Let's see Hebrews chapter 1:8. “But to the Son, He says, Your throne O God, is forever and ever.” When the Son was born, when the child was born, and the Son was given, and the government came upon His shoulder, the Bible says, And God said to the Son, Your throne, O God is forever and ever a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. No wonder Jesus said to His disciples, as the Father, as bestowed a kingdom to Me, I bestow one to you; He was bestowed a kingdom, He was given the power to rule. He was not ruling as one that had no authority, He ruled as one that had authority. No wonder the Pharisees will look at him, he said; Who is this man, that even the winds will obey Him? He said when He speaks, He spoke as one that had authority.
He wasn't speaking like a beggarly person seeking for permission, He was speaking as one that had authority, because He truly had authority. So, when we are talking about the reign of the Christ, we are talking about the reign that started when He was born in Bethlehem, in that manger, and the angels attested to it and witness to the shepherd; that see we have brought you good tidings. There is a glad tiding that has come to the earth when the devil drew the third of the angels down to the earth, the inhabitants of heaven said woe to the inhabitants of the earth; when Christ came, they said, we bring you good tidings of great joy, a reign has started; the reign of the everlasting Father has started, the reign of the Prince of Peace, the Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God. That's what Isaiah prophesied; from this time forward and forever the reign of Jesus was not for 33 and a half years. His reign is from that time He was born and forever. First Corinthians chapter 15:23-28, “but each one in his own order, Christ the first fruits.
Afterward, those who are Christ at His coming then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, now we are looking at His reign and His returning, verse 24, then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when he puts an end to all rule, and all authority and power. For He must reign, verse 25, for He must not ‘that He might’, He must reign. The reign of Christ is a must; He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. So, what is the Father doing? As Jesus is reigning from the time of His birth, the Father is making sure that all enemies of Christ are put under His feet. verse 26, “the last enemy that will be destroyed is death, for He has put all things under His feet.” Who is the first He? Who is the His? God is the first He, then His feet is the feet of Christ. But when He says all things are put under Him, it is evident that He who put all things under Him is exempted, verse 28 now when all things are made subject, do you understand why the increase of His government is without Him because He must reign; then all things are made subject like all things are compelled, all things have been subjected to Him.
Then the Son Himself would also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all. Number one, He says to us, that each one in his own order, Christ is the first fruit, then we are the fruits after Him; so we could be the one (1) billion fruit, we're all fruits after the first fruit, He said, after those who are Christ; so at His coming, some people will be Christ, some people won't be; but at the end of the day, everyone will be subject to Him. So, you are either subject to Him willingly, or you are subject to Him by compulsion.
So, the Bible makes us to understand here, that we are Christ at His coming, meaning there is a return of Christ, He is returning as He is reigning, His reign will continue till the time He is returning and what is He returning do? See what the Bible says in verse 24, then comes the end when He delivers the kingdom to God, the Father; when He puts an end. So, Jesus is reigning to put an end to all rule and all authority and all power. The reign of Jesus, if we go back to Matthew 28:19 after Jesus mentioned that all authority and power have been given to Me, He said, therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, because I must reign till the point where there is an end to all rule and authority and power; Christ must be King. The reign of Christ is not for a time, it is forever. And the reign of Christ is to the end that there is an end to all authority, all power all rule on the earth.
So, when will we as believers, look at the world today, Is there a rule outside Christ? Are there authorities outside Christ? Are their powers outside Christ? Then the reign of Christ is an evidence, that the reign of Christ has not come to an end. As long as there are other rules existing, rulers, authorities, powers existing then Christ is still reigning; because if you look at First Corinthians 15, He said He must reign till; so, the reign of Christ ends when all other reigns have come to an end, and His reign is not terminated, He hands over the kingdom to the Father that handed it over to Him. We will understand this more, see what Jesus Himself said in John chapter 5:26, so that as believers we will understand the reign of the king of this kingdom, and what we need to enforce as believers. John chapter 5:26 and 27, “For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and as given Him, what? authority to execute judgment also” because He is the Son of Man, He has given Him authority, the Father has given Him authority over the kingdom, so He can judge, He can rule.
John chapter 3:35, “the Father loves the Son, and as given all things, not some things; all things into His hand”, let us see Philippians chapter 2:9, so that we understand the “All things” that the Father has given into His hands. Philippians chapter 2:9-10, “Therefore, God also, has highly exalted Him, Christ Jesus, and given Him the name, which is above every name, He has been given the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of those in heaven and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue, not some; every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” Do you see the name of an angel there? Is it the devil's name that is there, that Jesus Christ is Lord and this is to the glory of God the Father; He pleases the Father that in Him; the fullness of the Godhead, should dwell bodily, His reign pleases the Father. The Father is satisfied, that He is reigning, the Father has given Him all authority; He has made all things subject to Him. So, why are you going to the Father without Him? Why are you trying to reign with the Father outside Him? He has pleased the Father, that all things be made subject to Him.
Acts chapter 17:31 we're talking about His reign Acts 17:31“because He has appointed a day, on which He will judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom He has ordained; Christ Jesus was ordained by the Father. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him, He did not leave Him in the grave, by raising Him from the dead, He came, as God on the earth, He died, and on the third day, He rose again, and there is no testimony anywhere that His bones are on the earth. Kings die, and they are buried and their bones remain on the earth. But this King, there is no bone anywhere. The Father has given Him the reign, I want us to see revelations 11:15, “Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, the kingdoms of this world have become;” He will reign until there is an end to all rule, power and authority; and this is the future of our kingdom.
He said and the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, because He came to pass, saying, the kingdoms of this world have become, this is not a prophecy; this is reality, it has happened. The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign, for a time? for forever and ever. So, if you are reigning with Christ, you are reigning with the best. If you are reigning with Christ, your reign it cannot be terminated because your reign with Him is everlasting. That's why Apostle Paul said, if only in this world, we have hope, if only in this world, we enjoy the reign of Christ, we are of all men most miserable. We reign now, from this time forward, we reign with Him even forever.
So, why not reign with Christ? His reign cannot be terminated. And the kingdoms of this world that it looks as if the devil is bragging over, you know in Matthew chapter four the devil bragged over the kingdom of this world. He said, look, all the kingdoms, the riches; look at them, they're in my control. And at that time, it was true, until Jesus died, and He went to hell, and He stripped the devil; stripped him naked of everything. And that's why in Matthew 28, He said all authority; in Matthew chapter four, He didn't say all authority. But in Matthew 28, He said all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. So, we are reigning with the resurrected Christ; we are reigning with the one that has all authority; He has the power to rule. We reign with Him from now, even forever; why is this important? Acts chapter 1:9-11. So, while we know we are reigning with Him, what should be our hope?
Acts chapter 1:9-11, “And when He had spoken these things, while they watch, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight and while they looked steadfastly toward heaven, as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, Men of Galilee, children of God, sons of the Most-High, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, I love that path, this same Jesus, not another one; this same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven will so come in like manner, as you saw Him go into heaven”. This same Jesus, that was received in a cloud, that has come, taken from you will return in the same manner, so we don't lose hope; let the devil be doing all that he's doing. The Bible says he is going about like a roaring lion, seeking whom to devour because he knows his time is short. The one that will reign forever and ever; the devil’s reign is not forever. It is the reign of Jesus Christ that is forever, and when Jesus comes, He will put an end to all rule, all power, and authority; this same Jesus that was taken will return.
Let us see First Thessalonians chapter 4:16-17, “for the Lord Himself will descend.” Are we seeing the correlation between Acts chapter 1:10-11 and First Thessalonians chapter 4:16 “For the Lord Himself will descend, He ascended, He was taken up and received by a cloud; He said He would descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with Him”. In the cloud with them to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord, we shall always reign with Him. For the Lord Himself will descend. Sometimes we look at it, is it true that He will truly descend; the angel attested in Acts chapter 1, he said this same Jesus that was taken before you today, He will come again, He will return in the same manner and First Thessalonians 4 testifying again; Scriptures interpreting Scriptures; that for the Lord Himself would descend from heaven with a shout. He is coming back again.
Hebrews chapter 9:28, “So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, to those who eagerly wait for Him, He will appear, a second time.” When did He appear a first time? In Bethlehem, in that manger; the Bible says He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for what? Salvation; He will appear again a second time. Revelations chapter 1:7 “Behold He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even the doubting eyes, the unbelieving eyes, they will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him, even so, Amen. Behold He is coming; every eye will see Him; He is returning in glory. See what Jesus himself said, John chapter 14:1-3 so that we know that we have hope in Christ. Some people will say before my father's forefathers were born, they said He is coming, but it's true.
See the Scripture, “Jesus said, let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in Me, in my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you; remember is still on earth here, but He said I go to prepare a place for you, that if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come what? Again, I return. I will come again and I will receive you to Myself in My glory, and where I am, there you may be also and where I go, you know, and the way you know that when I go and prepare a place for you; where I am, you will be also.” There will be no barrier, there will be no distance; we will be together, I will receive you to Myself, we will now reign together. That's our hope. He said I go and prepare a place for you and I will come again. This is in the words of Jesus; it is in our assurance about His return; He is returning. His returning is marked by three major events.
Number One: Rapture. When He said when He comes and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we that we are alive would also rise to go and meet Him that's the rapture, the rapture of the saints. And when the rapture of the saints takes place, the earth has become a place where the Spirit of God can no longer dwell. Do you know the reason why there’s sanity on the earth, it looks as if things are not done upside down is because the Spirit of God is here, once the saints are raptured at His returning; the earth is now an open field for evil. No more caution.
It is now a place for freedom of evil activities, you will look at it that why are there so many evil people on the earth? Many armed robbers, many hired assassins; why is it that somebody cannot just be walking on the streets and just look at you and shoot you. Do you think the thought of the person is not evil? But the Holy Spirit is here? He can't, even Yoruba people will say a prisoner has boss. That's how the Spirit of God is, no matter how crazy the devil is, he is in check because the Spirit of God is here. He said touch, not My anointed, and do my prophet no harm. He said they move from one city to another, from one nation to another; He suffered no man to do them wrong, what does He mean: suffer? He allows no man; He gave permission to no man to do them wrong. Yes, He reproves kings for their sake, do you think we don't have evil leaders that can just pronounce one day that I don't want to see anybody calling the name of Jesus, but He has a boss; as he is thinking it, the Bible says the heart of kings is in the hands of the Lord like the river of water He directs. So why do we think that God is not guarding us jealously? Once He returns and rapture takes place, evil becomes, we have not seen the kind of evil that will permeate the entire earth. That's why we patiently wait for His return.
Number Two: The Final Judgement. Second Peter chapter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up”. Another thing that signifies His returning is where the final judgment will come. The Bible says that the last enemy that will be destroyed is death itself. People will be praying to die and they won't die, the final judgment will come, and there will be a separation between God's people, and those that are not God’s people, where God will give time for trials where people will buy again their salvation with their own blood; and at that time, that's the final judgment. After that, there's no mercy anywhere anymore. Then what happens after that particular time, there will be a creation of a new heaven and a new earth. These are the three important things that happen at His returning.
Once He returns there will be rapture, once He returns; there'll be final judgment, the Bible says and God has committed the judgment to Him. And once He judges to earth and He judges the inhabitants of the earth, and He judges death and He judges everyone, the Bible says and there will be a new creation and a new Jerusalem will proceed from the presence of the Lord; because we cannot come and reign with Him on this earth. He will create a new earth. What are the signs of His return that we must pay attention to? Matthew chapter 24. As believers, what are the signs of His return that we must pay attention to? See what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 24:3-14.
“Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately saying, tell us when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age? Now we understand what the end of age means, the end of all rule, of all power and all authority. Then Jesus answered and said to them, take heed that no one deceives you; that was the first thing He said; take heed, be careful, that no one deceives you, for many will call in My name saying, I am the Christ, and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars, see that you are not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet; verse 7, but nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there will be famines, pestilences and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows, verse 9, Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name sake; that's already happening. And then many will be offended, will betray one another and will hate one another, then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many, He said, let’s see the clause, because lawlessness will abound; standards will drop, things that were not okay in 1990, things that were not okay in 2,000 will become okay. He said, and the love of many will grow cold; why? lawlessness will abound, but He who endures till the end shall be saved, and this gospel of the kingdom; I want us to note this, so that we can understand what He was saying to us in Habakkuk 2:14. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations and then when He was talking about rumors of war when He was talking about famines, He said, the end has not come, but what will mark the end, the sign that you will know that I'm coming, He said, “this gospel will be preached in all the nations of the earth as a sign.” Do we remember Isaiah 11? He said, “And the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of God as waters the sea; this Gospel will be preached in all the earth as a sign, and He said, the Roots of Jesse shall stand as a banner, a witness to all people.”
The message of the Kingdom, the message of Christ will stand as a witness so that when He is judging the nations and He's judging the world, no one will be inexcusable; because this message will stand as a witness. Then the end will come, then I can come and judge the world. So, what should we do as believers? See what Jesus said also in that same Matthew 24:37-39 “He said, but as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be; for as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of man be.” So, what should we do as believers?
James chapter 5:7, what should be our posture? What should we do? James chapter 5:7 “Therefore, be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord, be patient, as lawlessness is abounding, as evil is abounding, as wars and rumors of wars and all that is going on, on the earth yet. What did he say? Be patient? See, the example he gave us, see how the farmer waits for the precious fruits of the earth; wait patiently for it until it receives the early and later rain. Wait, just like the farmer waits, it is not the day you sow, that you want to harvest; wait patiently for the coming because the coming of Jesus is our harvests. Anything we see as answered prayers on this earth, they are token of God's goodness to us. Our real harvest is His returning, that when we see Him, we be like Him. When we see Him, we are transformed into the same glory, the glory that we have on earth is nothing to be compared. That's why Apostle Paul call our activities and processes on the earth as light affliction, he said this light affliction is not worthy to be compared to the glory of His return.
The glory we have in Him is our harvests; we wait, we wait for our harvest in Him. Second Peter chapter 3:8-9 “But beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord; a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise of return, He is no slack as some count slackness, but He is longsuffering towards us.” Not just to the unbeliever, even towards you and I as believers, He is suffering long not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. So, we should understand that He is not slack concerning His promises; so, every day we must live ready.
Because upon His return, we will reign with Him. And He is coming for a church that is without spots or wrinkles. So, He is suffering long; so we make sure our garment is spotless. He is suffering long to make sure that there is no wrinkle, no stain. Matthew chapter 24, as we await His return what should we do? Matthew 24:42-44, “watch, therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming, watch be vigilant. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief will come, he would have watched and not allow his house to be broken into, therefore, you also be ready”. That's what we should do; be ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect, be ready.
Revelations chapter 22:20, “He who testifies to these things says, surely I am coming quickly. These are the words of Jesus, I am coming quickly; Amen, even so, come Lord Jesus”, we are expecting, we are praying for Him to return but He is suffering long so that no one perishes. So, we must be ready. In Luke 19, Jesus gave a parable about the kingdom, how a master was going on a journey. And he committed resources into the hands of his servants. And he told them, the word he used particularly is what I'm interested in; he gave them those resources and he said in King James Version “occupy till I come”, another translation says, do business till I come, another translation says operate with this until I return, another translation put it this way, invest this for me until I come back. So, as we are expecting His return, as we are enjoying His reign on the earth and we are enforcing His reign. We must occupy, we must invest all that He has put inside of us till He returns.
We must not be that unfaithful servant, that wicked servant that decided to hide his own till He returns. We must be found trading till He returns; we must be found doing business, Kingdom business until He returns, we must be found engaging meaningfully until He returns. And amazingly, He didn't allow us to trade alone, He gave us a Helper; the Holy Spirit; that will guide us in all the business activities, that would teach us to profit. So as believers, His reign is everlasting, His return is sure, will we occupy till He comes? This is the question that the Holy Spirit has posed before us. Can we bow our heads and speak to Him? I don't know what He's speaking to your heart. Do we want to talk to our Father and our God? Do we want to tarry? Do we want to occupy till He comes? Do we want to trade better? Do we want to live better? Do we want to live ready until He comes? Will you be ready when He comes? Will you be available? Will you be found doing the father's business when He comes? Will you be found in faith? Will your love for Him be hot when He comes?
Speak to Him. Lord, give me grace, the grace to wait patiently, the grace not to be anxious, not to be tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine; but the grace to wait. I receive the grace to wait for Your return. I receive the grace to occupy till You come. I receive the grace to invest until you come. I receive the grace to trade till you come, I receive the grace to do business till you come. I will not doubt, I will not be anxious. I wait. I wait patiently for Your return.
