Do you know what I especially like about your question? It sounds as though you really want Jesus to come back SOON and that you’re getting impatient with waiting! We’re sure Jesus is glad that you are looking forward to His return. If you wanted Him to stay away or to delay His return because you were more interested in some earthly thing, that would make Him sad.

The Apostle Peter has some interesting things to say on this topic. He reminds us that a day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day ( 2 Peter 3:8). In other words, the Lord doesn’t measure time like we do. Peter tells us that scoffers will say, “Why hasn’t Jesus come back like He promised? Things are continuing on just like always.”

Peter reassures us that Jesus will definitely keep His promise to return. The reason He hasn’t come back yet is

that some people are not ready. Theyhaven’t made the decision to accept Jesus as their Savior, and Jesus doesn’t want those people to perish (2 Peter 3:9). Aren’t you glad we have such a loving God?

Ellen White expands on Peter’s statement. She says, “It is the unbelief, the worldliness, unconsecration, and strife among the Lord’s professed people that have kept us in this world of sin and sorrow so many years” (Evangelism, p. 696).

Think about it. Could it be possible that we ourselves are part of the reason Jesus hasn’t returned yet? Could it have to do with our lack of faith or our preoccupation with the things of this life? Is He waiting for us to fully commit ourselves to Him?