When God finished with creation, He forgot to start the clock. He also failed to put together a calendar. Humanity would much later take care of His omission, but it was not something that happened overnight. The truth is that God never has seemed to be concerned with counting time. We are the ones obsessed with that task, not Him. In one of his letters to the church, Peter wrote, "But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day." (I Peter 3:8)
As we move past what is the longest day of the year on our way to reaching the shortest day of the year, we become mindful of the way we live in the midst of the unmarked time God has created for us. Of course, there are numerous days which we mark as noteworthy on the calendar, but none are really any different from the one before it or after it when we start thinking about EKT (Eternal Kingdom Time) To live by EKT is to live with the knowledge that each day is an important day in its own right. It is important in its own right because it is a gift from God.
This gift from God we use mostly for our own purposes. We use the gift God gives us each day to do things like earning money, accumulating more, creating security systems, and doing thousands of other ego supporting things. What a waste! What a misuse of the gift God has given us. This precious gift which we have precisely defined as twenty four hours is to be used according to His purposes for us and those around us. When we wake up and start planning what we are going to accomplish in those stretched out daylight hours, it is not enough to consult our daily planner. We only prepare to live well each day as we consult with the Holy Spirit to see if there is anything He might have in His plans which would include us.
As we move past what is the longest day of the year on our way to reaching the shortest day of the year, we become mindful of the way we live in the midst of the unmarked time God has created for us. Of course, there are numerous days which we mark as noteworthy on the calendar, but none are really any different from the one before it or after it when we start thinking about EKT (Eternal Kingdom Time) To live by EKT is to live with the knowledge that each day is an important day in its own right. It is important in its own right because it is a gift from God.
This gift from God we use mostly for our own purposes. We use the gift God gives us each day to do things like earning money, accumulating more, creating security systems, and doing thousands of other ego supporting things. What a waste! What a misuse of the gift God has given us. This precious gift which we have precisely defined as twenty four hours is to be used according to His purposes for us and those around us. When we wake up and start planning what we are going to accomplish in those stretched out daylight hours, it is not enough to consult our daily planner. We only prepare to live well each day as we consult with the Holy Spirit to see if there is anything He might have in His plans which would include us.
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