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)
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