“for a time”
We live in seasons of life. Yes, that’s true. Consider, if our lives are similar at all, then we shared these seasons:
- We were born into a loving family and were given years (our season of childhood) to grow up and mature, and to learn responsibility (among so many other things).
- We went to school (our season of learning the ABCs & the 123s) to learn about all the subjects an elementary, middle, and high school education provides, and to learn relationships (among so many other things).
- We walked boldly into our young-adult life and experienced (our season of independence) to step out, to fall down, and to learn excitement (among so many other things).
- We stepped into adulthood where we met children (our own children and/or those shared with us) as we tiptoed into (our season of overwhelming) to realize that there was still SO MUCH that we really did not know, and to learn reliance (among so many other things).
- We stepped into middle age, seeing clearly where we have been and wondering, “LORD, how many more seasons will you give me?” Within this (our season of wonder) place we like to call “life,” we stand somewhere, maybe in the middle of life and maybe near closer to the end of our lives because we just do not know if God will allow us to work until we are eighty-seven and live to 103. It is here, in this—the season of wonder—we learn truth (among so many other things), and within God’s Truth, we understand the Omniscience, Omnipotence, & Omnipresence of Almighty God.
Father God has so much to say about this succession of time we call—life. Let’s read together His truth.
“For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians; but when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you.
(Exodus 12: 23-27 NASB)
And you shall keep this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever.
When you enter the land which the LORD will give you, as He has promised, you shall keep this rite.
And when your children say to you, ‘What does this rite mean to you?’
then you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD because He passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’ “
And the people bowed low and worshiped.”
- The LORD knows who belongs to Him, for the blood of the Lamb, His Only Son, covers their sins.
We each must answer the question: What will I do with Jesus, the Son of God? !!!
- The LORD will pass over, protect, and keep out the destroyer Satan, who only “comes to kill, steal, and destroy.”
We should remember this promise forever!!!
- The LORD will give us His land of promise if we believe and receive His gift of salvation.
We must tell others: our children God has entrusted to us, our friends God has provided, and those strangers God has placed into our paths!!!
- The LORD will ‘pass over’ & will ‘spare us’ harm IF we actively choose to daily walk with Him.
We must bow & We must worship the LORD!!!
The LORD does not require our perfection because He created us and He is fully aware of our limitations.
Nevertheless, the LORD does require our submission because He saved us and He is fully aware of His plan for our lives.
God knows our heart’s longings, who we dearly love, and God hears our every prayer. God is at work within us all the time. His Holy Spirit fills each of His children, completely up—brim-to-brim. There is not a single part of our being that is not touched by God. There is not a single season of life that God does not encompass. HE—Almighty God—is powerful enough to do more than we could ever ask or imagine. In this lifetime that the LORD has given us to live, God expects us to remember: HE is the final authority!
He straightens the crooked.
He smooths the bumpy.
He creates all that is good.
He is everywhere, at all times, all-powerful, and fully powerful.
GOD IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL!
GOD NEVER CHANGES!
GOD MAKES A PERSON NEW from the inside out!
There is NOTHING GOD CANNOT DO!
So, “for a time” we live, walking within the many seasons of our lives, and as we walk through them (whether they pass-by quickly or slowly), God expects us to “learn as we go.”
- to grow, to mature, & to learn responsibility—HIS GREAT COMMISSION “to go and make disciples”!
- to learn relationships—PEOPLE GOD HAS GIVEN TO US!
- to learn excitement—FOUND IN SHARING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE!
- to learn reliance—THE HOLY SPIRIT’S GUIDANCE!
- to learn truth—GOD’S TRUTH!
We strive to “make a living” & to “make a life,” but all the money can never give us the rewards the LORD desires to give us. That is why we must know GOD, living and walking in a personal relationship with Him. We listen. We talk with Him. We obey His leading. We know His gentle hand directing our steps. We trust HIM with our everything. We know that the LORD will protect us from the evil one, will lead us home, and will dwell forevermore with us as we remain in His presence.
Therefore, let us not be consumed by the noise of the world, and let us not be distracted by the glitter of this life. Instead, let us let go and let God lead us through the remaining seasons of our lives as we follow the lesson Jesus provides. Yes. Let’s!
“And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and prayed there for a time.”
(Mark 1: 35 NASB)
“And the people bowed low and worshiped.”
(Exodus 12: 27b NASB)