Every Moment Matters
(5 minutes)
But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. Now, the "Lord" I'm referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom. We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18)
"But the moment...Don't miss how special those three words are - but the moment. What is God saying about the moment? We are blowing by the moment that He has predestined to speak to your heart because we are unwilling to turn ours to His. And a moment wasted, that can't be gotten back, a breath breathed that cannot be returned to us. We say we're waiting on Him, I dare say He's waiting on us to value the moment. But the moment one turns..." (Pastor Tim)
This day is going to be filled with moments. Moments that Abba is wanting to speak to us. Moments that He wants to be invited into so He can share His heart with us. Are we valuing every moment like Abba is? Or are we blowing past these opportunities, just trying to get by until the next big encounter? These moments matter. They are important to Abba, and they need to become important to us. The Kingdom doesn't just want to invade our Sunday mornings. All of heaven is waiting to invade every moment of our day.
And these daily encounters with Abba are not off-limits to anyone. Everyone is invited into this life-union with Yahweh. There are no measurements or requirements to keep people out. Abba is simply asking all of us to turn our open hearts to Him in a moment so the veil, the blind-spots in our lives, can be lifted. Abba is after our freedom. Abba is after our becoming fully alive, beloved sons and daughters.
"I love that there's no situations that would disqualify you from being turned to Him in this moment. It doesn't say, 'unless you did this.' Or 'unless you didn't read your Bible this morning.' Or 'unless you didn't pray.' Or 'unless you didn't go to church.' It doesn't say any of that. There's nothing that disqualifies you from being able to turn your heart to Him. Nothing." (Pastor Tim)
Abba's arms are open wide in every single moment. We're not waiting on Him. He's waiting on us to show up for the walk. He has great expectations and hopes for every moment. Kingdom solutions are waiting on us to turn our open hearts to Him.
Let's practice the presence of God today. Let's practice turning our hearts to Him in every moment. And if your attention drifts away, that's okay. The moment you realize that, simply turn your heart back to Abba and say, "Where were we, Abba?" I think you'll find that the conversation simply picks up right where you left off with no shame or condemnation.
Beloved One, allow the Holy Spirit to change how you see the moments in your day. Every moment matters to Abba.
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