Christmas Eve Is About Anticipation

From Messiah to Sound Money: The Discipline of Waiting Well

Christmas Eve is not about arrival.
It is about waiting.

It is the sacred pause before fulfillment.
The quiet moment where hope is still forming.
The night where faith leans forward and says, “God, I trust You even before I see You.”

Israel waited centuries for a Messiah.

They waited through exile and occupation.
Through silence between prophets.
Through generations born and buried under the same unanswered promise.

They did not know the timing.
They did not know the method.
They only knew the covenant.

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.” - Isaiah 9:2

That light did not arrive with armies or headlines.
It arrived in a manger.

God entered the world not with spectacle, but with humility.
Not with force, but with incarnation.
Not with control, but with surrender.

This is the pattern of God.

Which is why Christmas Eve still matters in a world addicted to immediacy.

We live in an age that despises waiting.
Instant delivery. Instant returns. Instant answers.

But the Kingdom has always moved at a different cadence.

“For the vision awaits an appointed time… though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come.” - Habakkuk 2:3

Jesus arrived quietly.
The Holy Spirit works patiently.
And God’s greatest acts often unfold while the world assumes nothing is happening.

This is also why bitcoin resonates with people of faith, often before they can articulate why. Bitcoin did not arrive as a conqueror. It arrived as a seed.

Ignored. Mocked. Dismissed. It required patience. Conviction. Low time preference.

It rewarded stewardship over speculation.
Faithfulness over frenzy.
Generational thinking over short-term gain.

That is not accidental.

God consistently works through long obedience.
Through quiet endurance.
Through systems that reward trust and integrity over manipulation.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” - Galatians 6:9

Christmas Eve reminds us that waiting is not weakness.
Waiting is worship.

Israel waited.
Mary waited.
Creation itself waited.

And when the moment came, it changed everything.

We wait still.

Not for the first coming, but for the return.
Not for proof, but for fulfillment.
Not with anxiety, but with hope.

Bitcoin does not save.
Jesus does.

But both remind us that truth does not rush.
It endures.

Tonight, we remember a God who keeps promises.
A Savior who came quietly.
And a Kingdom that rewards those willing to wait.

That is anticipation.
That is Christmas Eve.

Prayer

Father, thank You for teaching us to wait with hope and not with fear. Thank You for fulfilling Your promises in Your perfect time through Jesus. Teach us to trust You in seasons of silence, to steward wisely while we wait, and to anchor our hearts in what is eternal. As we remember the night You entered the world, fill us with peace, patience, and confident hope. We place our trust not in systems or timelines, but in You alone. Amen 🙏✨🕯️