#256 - Kyle Thompson // Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Devotional, Christianity, Mens Devo, Daily Mens Devotional, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Devo, Joby Martin

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🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

We trace the longing for a Messiah from Abraham to Malachi to Christmas, then show how Christ’s reign within reshapes a life. A classic carol becomes a guide to hope, freedom from fear, and the daily work of sanctification. • sword of the Spirit as the frame for truth • why Wesley wrote the carol amid crisis • Haggai’s promise and global longing • Old Testament waiting across 400, 1,500, and 2,000 years • lyrics that name fear, freedom, and rest • New Testament fulfillment in Galatians 2:20 ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
0:20.3	Great to have you guys back. Merry Christmas Eve. This week we're looking at
0:24.2	five Christmas carols and the rich theology and biblical truths they're in. Yesterday we looked at
0:28.8	what child is this and today we're looking at come that long expected Jesus. Now for the record,
0:34.0	my favorite version of this song is from Shane and Shane and it's from from their Christmas album, A Worship Initiative Christmas, Volume 2 from 2018. Go check that out.
0:42.6	This carol was written in England in 1744 by Charles Wesley. Now, during this time, there was a
0:48.5	steep moral decline in England, which led to a great deal of poverty, which ultimately led to an
0:53.2	orphan crisis. And during this time, Wesley was studying the book of Haggai, and led to a great deal of poverty, which ultimately led to an orphan crisis.
0:54.7	And during this time, Wesley was studying the book of Haggai, and he came across this message
0:59.0	in Haggai, 27, and I will shake all nations so that the treasures of all nations shall
1:04.6	come in, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts.
1:08.5	So this clear message of Scripture seemed to move the heart of
1:11.2	Wesley, and he and others were trying to address the on-the-ground suffering in England at this time.
1:16.9	So, come thou long-expected Jesus brings together an Old Testament longing with a New Testament
1:22.2	fulfillment. Let's go to the lyrics here, first verse. Come thou long thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free.
1:29.9	From our fears and sins release us.
1:32.0	Let us find our rest in thee.
1:33.8	Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art.
1:38.3	Dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.
1:42.2	So the first line is the namesake of the song,
1:44.8	Come thou long expected Jesus. Long expected Jesus. So speaking in a Jewish context, how long was
1:53.3	humanity waiting for a Messiah? Well, we can answer that in a few different ways. So one way is
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