Time

Time to Walk with God

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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:  Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV

We rush off on schedule to work and then hurry through dinner to watch our favorite Television show at night. We schedule an hour for lunch with a friend or squeeze in 30 minutes for an oil change for our car. Maybe we stop for a moment to pray as we wake up and sit through an hour at church on Sunday. But do we leave time to really take the time to listen to what God wants to say to us today?

According to God’s word there is time for everything. He has allowed us time for loving, hating, building tearing down, making peace and starting wars as well as for birth and death. He has opened His calendar and is waiting to see if in the middle of all our activities we will pause long enough to notice our need for time with Him.

God has promised an eternity of time to everyone who believes on His Son Jesus Christ. He has promised to wipe away every tear, invite us to His table and make a place for us in Heaven. He has promised us everlasting joy and rest. He has promised all the time in the universe to spend with Him.  But, have I taken time to to walk with Him today?

 

Jesus is Never Late

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But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. John 11:22 KJV

On the verge of celebrating 68 Easter seasons I look back with nostalgia mixed with some regrets. It is too late for some of the career choices I had hoped to make. It is too late for some of the ministry I hoped I would do. It is too late for another talk with my Dad, a kinder way I could have treated my family or even better stewardship of the money that has passed through my hands. But Martha’s encounter with Jesus at the edge of Bethany that morning gives me hope because:

It is never too late for Jesus to come. It is never too late to hear His word. Even when we were unaware He has been with us for every hour of our lives. This morning He is here to share this day with us.

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Right now; tombs can be opened, grave clothes removed and life renewed at the sound of His voice! No matter the moment, no matter the hour it is never too late for Jesus!