The Time Collection
...The Chronicle
The Lord Fought for a Nation …The
Chronicle
One
day soon after the vision of time falling into eternity, I was coming
home from Sunday Worship. The Lord began to speak to me. He said, “do
you remember the day the sun stood still and I fought for a nation?” I
thought to myself, “well vaguely”! When I retuned home, I found the
passage. To Paraphrase …because of the voice of the leader, God fought
for the nation as it took vengeance upon their enemies. He said, as
long as President Bush will cry out to Me; I will heed him and ride
with the “Great Eagle”. The rendering depicts the Lord on a
swift-steed riding to back up the United States.
That in the
dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one
all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on
earth; even in Him: (Eph 1:10 KJV)
This
collection began much in the same way as the others in Renderings of
The Heart TM. While pondering the events of September 11th,
I began to see Time. Somehow time was running toward us, while
simultaneously falling into eternity. I began to see that while time
creeps slowly upon most of us ...for some it rushes upon them ...in a
challenging and overwhelming way ...literally overtaking them. For
those on “that day” time did indeed overtake thousands of souls in an
instant and usher them into eternity.
Now
listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that
city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make money”. Why, you
do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are
a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. (James
4:13-14 NIV)
God, an eternal being ...not limited by time set apart
a portion of Eternity and called it time. Time was necessary for His
dealings with mankind. He then divided time into segments ...days,
nights and seasons. Since He knew the end from the beginning ...there
are "appointed times, places and meetings”, written in His book.
He has made
everything beautiful in ITS time. He has also set eternity in the
hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning
to end. (Eccl 3:11 NIV)
My
prayer is that the “Time Collection” will bring an awareness of how
“precious” time is. Tomorrow is promised to no man;
Oh
that we would be like the children of Issachar ...understanding the
times and knowing what ought to be done in times of war. They went
forth ...experts in war; they could keep rank and were not of a double
mind and heart. Although as believers under the new covenant our
warfare is different; we are called to be experts in spiritual
warfare. We must be sensitive to the times and seasons we are in
...making the most of time, because the days are evil. (Eph 5:15-16
NRSV paraphrased) |
