The Fulfillment of Waiting (Audio)

(Matthew 1:18-25) Yearly Theme:  “Patience is…” Series Title:  “The Advent of Patience” December 11th, 2022   Follow along in the Bible App: http://bible.com/events/48997253 Have you ever heard the phrase, “God’s timing is perfect?”  If so, how many of you struggle with that?  If I’m being completely honest, I do.  I don’t like to wait.  I don’t like to not have what I want when I want it, or do what I want when I want to.  However, there’s a benefit to waiting, especially waiting on GOD and His timing.  Consider the following examples from the Bible:  Abraham and Sarah, Joseph, David, and Hannah.   As we learned last week through Isaiah’s prophecy in chapter 9 of his book in the Old Testament, the long-awaited Messiah would come as the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, but not for another 700+ years.  And today, we come to the fulfillment of that promise of GOD in Isaiah’s prophecy as we explore the birth narrative of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel: