When I was a kid, I hated long trips. Anything that lasted more than 20 minutes seemed to last an eternity. I am sure my parents were not fond of the trips either, especially because I would ask the same question time and time again. Are we there yet? The Lord promised his disciples he would be with them to carry their mission even until the end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20. Almost 2000 years have passed since he gave his promise and every generation of Christians has at some point or another wondered if we are there (or almost there) yet. In the third chapter of his second epistle, Peter helps the second generation of believers in the first century see that our job is to trust God with the details of his plan and occupy ourselves with our mission with the assurance that when the kingdom comes it will be worth our waiting. We may not be there yet but we are definitively closer today than we have ever been!
Faithful to the End: Are We There Yet?
