I am listening to
God talk about today. Today on
12-12-12. The last day for 88 years and
20 days that the number of the year, month and day all match. Having lived in Hong Kong as an American who
write dates as: Month—day—year; amidst the British colonial influence of
writing dates as: day—month—year and among Chinese culture who write dates as:
year—month—day it is all rather stressful; which way shall I write the
date. But today the stress leaves since
it is all the same.
Not to get too used
to stress free date writing though because the next time this will occur is
January 1, 2101. That is 88 years and 20
days away. I highly doubt I will be
alive with any concern of arbitrary calendar time. So today is the last day….
In the timeline of
life there are days that contain opportunities to speak a word, to take a new
step with others in following Jesus. The
opportunities may be a long time before developing again. “To everything there
is a season” is the famous quote from King Solomon.
I find myself at
times reluctant to step forward. At
times because of fear or anxiety.
At times because of uncertainty
is today the day? Maybe a better
opportunity will present itself tomorrow.
Recently Caleb Kaye, Assistant Pastor with me at Capital Christian
looked squarely at me and said, “Of course there will be ways you will look at
whatever we do today and say we could have improved in this area or that or
wished you had done it differently. That
is how your mind works in possibilities.
But that is no reason to not step out in what you are hearing today.”
I think he is
right. Not to the ditch on the other
side of the road in presumption and personal ego fulfilling gratification. But to steps of faith taken in the belief
that the Holy Spirit is nudging and a step of obedience is expected. Stepping without guarantee in results but
merely that God is glorified in every faith step.
Psalm 95 (NIV)
quoted in Hebrews says it like this:
Come, … let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our
God
and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if
only you would hear his voice, “Do not harden your hearts as you did … in
the wilderness, where your ancestors tested me;
they tried me, though they had
seen what I did.
Today!
--posted @ 12 noon on 12-12-12
