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Hachiko, called Hachi, was a dog owned by a Japanese professor in the last century. Hachi would walk to the train station with the professor daily to watch his owner catch the train to work. At 3 p.m. Hachi would return to the station and wait for his master so they could walk home together.

One day, the professor did not return. He had died at work. The gardener took Hachi in, but the dog kept his same routine. At three in the afternoon, he went to the station to wait for his master. This lasted for almost ten years until Hachi himself died.

At first, Hachi was a nuisance at the station, but then the people realized what was happening. Word spread, and Hachi became a national symbol of a loyal dog. Later, they erected a statue at the train station representing undying loyalty.

If we expect family or friends for a holiday visit, we anxiously look out the window or listen for the doorbell. We do this because we know they are coming. Anticipating Christ’s return should prompt us to do the same. If we expect a visitor, we try to clean up ourselves and our houses a bit. Knowing Christ is coming should motivate us to tidy up our spiritual houses. 

In numerous places in the Old and New Testament, prophets tell that Jesus Christ will return. Like Hachi, we should wait for our master, the Lord Jesus. And if He tarries, another generation will be raised to faithfully wait, based on what they have seen in us. One day, when least expected, the trumpet will sound. In the twinkling of an eye, Christ will appear, and we will all meet Him in the air.

Don’t regret anxiously awaiting Christ’s return. Doing so will be worth the wait.