I have had this thought running through my mind the past few weeks, so I am going to share it with you all. It is not Nature based as most of my posts are. It is a question I ponder about Time.
What if we knew we could see an author we always wanted to meet? What if a President was coming to the town you lived in, and you could get a ticket to see him or talk with him? Or what about the popular question you get as an ice breaker when joining a new group, “what famous person, living or dead, would you pick to talk with for the day?”. Maybe you are a music lover and your favorite singer is coming to a theatre near you. All these questions, lead to the same answer. You would go to your calendar and mark the date. You would tell your friends or even maybe get them a ticket too, so they could join you. Or maybe if you were being completely honest with yourself, when you see on the news that some famous person was going to have their wedding on TV, would you watch it?
Nothing is wrong with saying yes to any of the questions. I, myself, have done all these things. I have gone to many concerts and even gotten autographs. I have seen two past Presidents of the United States, rather close. I have heard high profile political leaders. I have even set my alarm to watch a certain royal couple say their vows…..
The question I have is this. If we put people on levels of importance and we plan our schedules around their concert dates or appearances, why on earth do we not do the same for the Creator of the universe, who created those very same people and gave them the gifts and titles they have? God wants relationships with us. He didn’t break the agreement, He didn’t break the fellowship, He didn’t forget to show up. We did.
I recently came across a really good book I read years ago and that made me decide this is the post for the week. If anyone wants to borrow it, please let me know. I am sure the library would have a copy or you could put it on your birthday wish list. The book is called, Dinner With a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory. They even made a movie based on this book. I will not give away the storyline, but the author does a good job of making you think about the same question I pondered this week. What if Jesus sent you an invitation to have dinner with Him an evening this week? Would you show up? Would you take Him seriously? Would you ask any questions? The author does a great job of having you see Jesus in this century. I feel like so many times, God gets the time that is left over, if there is any time left over. We don’t schedule, plan or get excited to spend time with Him. He cares so much about our day to day lives. We somehow think, we only need to spend time with Him, if we need something or a holiday is coming up. We have His written word to read in many different translations, and we can afford to buy a copy in the one that suits us best. We can pray to Him at any given hour. He doesn’t take vacation or sleep. What if we put the effort into meeting with Him, as we did with meeting with people we deem important? Those same people who we would love seeing, but could care less if we were there. I am not saying, we shouldn’t do those types of things, I am just asking myself and you as well, do we spend near the amount of time with our Heavenly Father as we do with people who are here one day and gone the next? Do we spend time with God almighty? Do we really believe that the Holy Spirit dwells inside us? The same Holy Spirit that raises the dead?
We have every opportunity to spend time with Jesus, but do we? Whether we spend time with Him, or not, doesn’t make Him any less of who He is. It only affects us. I want to spend more and more time with Him, don’t you? He knows everything about you and still loves you, secrets and all, and He still loves you. He tries so many times to get our attentions, but do we notice. He gives us sunrises and sunsets everyday. He gives us things that are meant just for us, why because He knows every detail about us, even if we don’t tell Him. He created you and I. He didn’t create us as robots, but as living, breathing, in his image, human beings. We have the choice to make. His calendar is never too full and His timeslots never sell out.
The author uses a verse in Revelation that I want to leave with you:
Revelation 3:20 – “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with me.”
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