{"product_id":"the-delay","title":"The Delay: How Much Longer Must We Wait?","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor as long as we can remember and even before  the refrain “Jesus is coming soon” has sounded in churches around the world. Its theme is central to our message as a church – embedded in our very name – \u003cem\u003eSeventh-day Adventist\u003c\/em\u003e! Yet  still we wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we step back for a moment and take a panoramic view  we see Adam and Eve waiting for the Promised One. They  too  must have wondered at the delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Marvin Moore observes  “There’s a tension between the belief  on the one hand  that Jesus is coming soon and the realization  on the other hand  that He hasn’t returned as soon as we had hoped.” How encouraging are these words: “God’s purposes know no haste and no delay” (The Desire of Ages  32).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoore concludes  “We need to apply those words to our situation.  Paul said that ‘when the set time had fully come  God sent his Son’ (Galatians 4:4). We can be sure that when the time has fully come again  God will send Jesus back to take us home!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41329155211315,"sku":"0816325049","price":11.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/0816325049jpg_7d298dbf-0a53-4cfb-bd8c-5db808e57dcb.jpg?v=1774919706","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/the-delay","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}