Behold, now is the day of
salvation.
- 2 Corinthians 6:2
Today - this day,
however much remains of it - is an important day. It is the most important day;
because it is the day, the time, we are given.
And in this day,
however much remains of it, God wants to do something in our lives, and through
our lives.
Spiritual
procrastination is an infection. It is an ailment from which we all suffer at
times, and to various degrees. Prolonged periods of the affliction dull us to
the presence and purpose of God in our lives. (That last sentence may be worth
a re-read.) I do not have a guilt-goal here, for you or me; but our misunderstanding of this
day's importance (however much remains of it) affects not only us, but others.
Look carefully then how you walk
(live), not as unwise but as wise,
making the best use of the time,
because the days are evil.
-- Ephesians
5:15-16.
We have best
intentions about what we will do, or begin, tomorrow.
But tomorrows become todays, and before we know it, yesterdays.
Now is the day of salvation.
It is always in the
present that God works in our lives. We can reminisce about what he did in
the yesterdays; and that is a good
thing. But we cannot live there. As one preacher put it: We can no more operate today on the
grace God gave for yesterday than we can drive our car today on the gas that we
burned to get around yesterday.
We also trust him
with our tomorrows. And that
is a good thing. But we cannot live there. To stay with the metaphor, our
grace tank is only large enough to hold what is required for today.
God gives GRACE-GAS for this day,
for now.
Today - however much
remains of it - matters. It is the NOW in which God is at work in us and around us. Jesus said to Zacchaeus, "Today
salvation has come to this house," (Luke 19:9). Why? How? Because Jesus
had come to the house. And that moment was the moment; the Now is the day of salvation moment.
Jesus has come to
our house. And because he is present, this day - however much remains of it -
matters.
God, help me to make the most of the time.
For now...
D
