It is a cold, damp Wisconsin day. My eyes are still wanting to close and get just a little more sleep. I have a pot of Door County Mocha Mint coffee brewing. I can smell it from where I sit.
Do you all know the day when time stopped? Can you recall that day from history? Think about it for a moment. It's really not that hard of a question.
Ecclesiastes 3:3-8
New King James Version (NKJV)
Everything Has Its Time
3 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
After you read the verse above twice, it should be very plain to you what the answer to the question is. If there is a season for everything and there is. You see that there is never a moment when time stopped. "Tide and time Wait for No Man" St. Marher, 1225:
After thinking about this the words of Jesus ring clearer in my mind. There should be a sense of urgency within today's Evangelical churches to present the Gospel of Jesus with every opportunity.
When we define the "church" it comes down to one point. We are the church. We personally have a call to present the Gospel at all times. We can't wait for a pastor to just be the one to lay the Gospel out on Sunday morning. We cannot stop time or make it move backwards.
God bless,
Marty
After thinking about this the words of Jesus ring clearer in my mind. There should be a sense of urgency within today's Evangelical churches to present the Gospel of Jesus with every opportunity.
Matthew 9:35-38
New King James Version (NKJV)
The Compassion of Jesus
35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.[a] 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary[b] and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”When we define the "church" it comes down to one point. We are the church. We personally have a call to present the Gospel at all times. We can't wait for a pastor to just be the one to lay the Gospel out on Sunday morning. We cannot stop time or make it move backwards.
No One Knows the Day or Hour Matthew 24:36-44
36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,[e] but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour[f] your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Our time on Earth is short friends. We must live in such a way that we remember that. What we say and do today could impact eternity for someone else. Urgent? I say yes. So let's go and "git er done".God bless,
Marty
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