Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Thessalonians 3:5

"And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ." — 2 Thessalonians 3:5 (ASV)

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

The two things go together. When we love God, we long for the glory and the appearing of His Son. The most loving spirits in the world have most focused on that glorious coming. Note Enoch, who walked with God and prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh. Note Daniel, a man greatly beloved, and a seer who looked into the future and saw the Ancient of Days. Mark also John, who leaned his head on Jesus' bosom; we may say of him that he spoke more of the second coming than all the rest of the apostles.

When the heart truly turns away from earth and is set upon God, it is then that we begin to long for the manifestation of the Lord from heaven.

Into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

May the Lord hear that prayer for all of us, for Christ Jesus' sake! Amen.