For he says, In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. -- 2 Corinthians 6:2
Talk of living for today or seizing the day, means, for too
many of us, ignoring the consequences of bad choices. My sister used to leave the supper dishes unwashed. Her excuse was that she might die overnight
and someone else would have to wash them.
We use our credit cards for unnecessary purchases today without thinking
about the interest and other charges we may have to pay later. We eat too much and later complain about
gaining weight. We sit on the couch and
watch television instead of exercising and wonder why we are out of shape.
I prefer the more colloquial and picturesque expression, “Make
hay while the sun shines.” You can
listen too much to the weatherman, and one thing is sure: there
is no putting up hay when the sun isn’t shining. Take full advantage of the current
conditions. If it is raining, cloudy, or
dark, there are other things you can do.
I am living today in the future I once looked forward
to. So are you. I have said before that we cannot change the
past but we can change what the past means through our actions and attitude in
the present. The future, on the other
hand -- despite what some believe about determinism, is not set. Our choices today play a part in how tomorrow
plays out.
We cannot know what will come to us tomorrow, but the Lord
advises us to … not be anxious about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its
own trouble (Matthew 6:34). All I
really need to know is that, tomorrow, Jesus is still Lord.
Meanwhile, I can be thankful that I have today. Sometimes I think I was born a hundred years
too late but maybe not. It could be that
you and I are alive today because this is our day. The old Chinese curse “may you live in
interesting times” has come to pass for us.
Peace, prosperity and ease are nice, but interesting is
interesting.
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