NOW
Jesus said in Luke 6:21, “Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that
weep now: for ye shall laugh.” Paul wrote, “...behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of
salvation” (2 Cor. 6:2). Again and again God comes to us in His Word, telling us that now is the time to
serve--a much needed antidote to human tendency to procrastinate. The truth about far too many of us is
that in many vital areas of life, we wait too long.
We often wait too long to do what must be done today, in a world that gives us only one day at a
time--without any assurance of tomorrow. While lamenting that our days are few, we act as though we have
an endless supply of time. We do not!
We sometimes wait too long to discipline ourselves and take charge of our lives. We feed ourselves on
the vain delusion that it will be easier to die to our sins and grow in Christ-likness...tomorrow!
We many times wait too long to be kind and generous. Too much of our giving is delayed until much of
the need has passed and the joy of giving has been largely diminished. A magazine cartoon once showed
two old women dressed in rags shivering over a meager fire. One asks, “What are you thinking about?” The
other answers, “About the nice warm clothes the rich people will be giving to us next summer.” Do you
give warm clothes in the summer--when they are not needed? How much better to help the cold and the
hungry in the time of their need!
We can wait too long to be parents to our children--forgetting how brief is the time that we have to
teach and train them. We can also wait too long to express our love for our parents, siblings and other dear
ones.
We can wait too long to read God’s Word that is able to save us. James 1:19 says, “...and receive with
meekness the engrafted word which is able to save your souls.” We often wait too long to render obedience
to the commandments of God found in the Bible.
God, too, is waiting--waiting for us to stop waiting and to begin to do now all the things which this day
and this life have given to us. Some folks are always living in the past--always yesterday; while others are
trying to live in the future--always tomorrow. Please don’t make that mistake. Live in the now--that’s all we
have. We have just begun a New Year. NOW is the time for us to do!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: An inactive, unfaithful church member is of no more used than a
dead corpse--and takes up more room!
Have a great week!
Love ya,
Jesse
weep now: for ye shall laugh.” Paul wrote, “...behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of
salvation” (2 Cor. 6:2). Again and again God comes to us in His Word, telling us that now is the time to
serve--a much needed antidote to human tendency to procrastinate. The truth about far too many of us is
that in many vital areas of life, we wait too long.
We often wait too long to do what must be done today, in a world that gives us only one day at a
time--without any assurance of tomorrow. While lamenting that our days are few, we act as though we have
an endless supply of time. We do not!
We sometimes wait too long to discipline ourselves and take charge of our lives. We feed ourselves on
the vain delusion that it will be easier to die to our sins and grow in Christ-likness...tomorrow!
We many times wait too long to be kind and generous. Too much of our giving is delayed until much of
the need has passed and the joy of giving has been largely diminished. A magazine cartoon once showed
two old women dressed in rags shivering over a meager fire. One asks, “What are you thinking about?” The
other answers, “About the nice warm clothes the rich people will be giving to us next summer.” Do you
give warm clothes in the summer--when they are not needed? How much better to help the cold and the
hungry in the time of their need!
We can wait too long to be parents to our children--forgetting how brief is the time that we have to
teach and train them. We can also wait too long to express our love for our parents, siblings and other dear
ones.
We can wait too long to read God’s Word that is able to save us. James 1:19 says, “...and receive with
meekness the engrafted word which is able to save your souls.” We often wait too long to render obedience
to the commandments of God found in the Bible.
God, too, is waiting--waiting for us to stop waiting and to begin to do now all the things which this day
and this life have given to us. Some folks are always living in the past--always yesterday; while others are
trying to live in the future--always tomorrow. Please don’t make that mistake. Live in the now--that’s all we
have. We have just begun a New Year. NOW is the time for us to do!
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: An inactive, unfaithful church member is of no more used than a
dead corpse--and takes up more room!
Have a great week!
Love ya,
Jesse
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