Carpe Diem living
John 4:35 (NKJV)
Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
We have been looking at living outside of procrastination, living with a desire to harvest and seize what is in our world now. Too many people are waiting for what one day will come, we too need to remain in faith concerning the yet unseen of God in our future but also be the people that grab the day.
We looked at relationships yesterday. Today I want to challenge you with opportunities. I believe God brings and offers opportunities to us all at different times and we have a choice to grab them – "carpe" – or let them pass us by. Live in such a way that with wisdom you seize opportunities, especially those which are authored and sent by God.
At different times in the Bible you see God turn up and offer something, then you get to witness some who carpe the God-offer, and those who don't.
Think of Elisha, that moment when Elijah walked across the field and offered him his mantle. God's intention was clear, the choice was now his. He chose to burn his plow and step into his God opportunity; he could have chosen to keep on plowing.
The disciples were fishing; they never saw Jesus coming but He had been watching them. Suddenly a God-opportunity comes out of nowhere: "Drop your nets and follow Me, and I will make you." Again they had the choice to say, "No thanks, we like fishing"! But they seized the moment and stepped into their destiny.
Sadly, the rich young ruler thought he was ready for his moment but when the cost was explained he really wasn't.
• God will always bring opportunity to you – some small, some large, some bigger than you could have ever imagined – make sure you are ready for the 'no warning' offer of God when it comes.
• Let us all make the choice, like the wise virgins, to live ready – not just for the second coming of Christ but for those divine opportunities that suddenly come that need us to respond in faith not fear.
• I believe He prepares you for these moments when you are not even noticing. I believe He had been working on the heart of Elisha prior to Elijah's arrival; He had been working in the hearts of the fishermen before the one-time offer came; He is working on our hearts now concerning future moments.
Just as King David was prepared for his opportunity with Goliath while defeating lions and bears, so what you are getting victory with today is setting you up for golden opportunities that God is going to bring to you in your tomorrows.
Live ready for God moments, because they come to us all!
Andy
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