This Is It!

'2008' - WOW! I thought Jesus' return would have already taken place by now. But, here we are, continuing in the work that he has called us to do. I remember back in the early 90's, I would stand and boldly proclaim the eminent return would take place before the end of the decade. I really believed that! The only problem is that either I was wrong, or we've all been "Left Behind". So here we are, entering the last third of the first decade of a new millennium. What should we do?
1)Seize the Day! We've been given another benchmark for life with the new year. Don't squander the opportunity that has been given. In Ephesians 5, the Apostle Paul encourages us to "... redeem the time, because the days are evil." Don't blow it!
2)Look for Open Doors! This could be the year that the "big break' that you've been waiting for is really about to happen. If the door opens, be ready to step in!
3)Live the unprecedented! Don't wait for the things that you can always relate to past experience. One of the greatest deterrents in life can be living with the safety net of precedent! God may want to do some things in your life for which there are no precedents.
4)Start and stay clean! "God's mercy is new every morning," according to Me and Jeremiah. (And believe me, We Know!) Realize that you can have a clean slate to work with in God's economy. Don't let the past hold you back!

Let's get after what God has for us in the New Year! Who knows what the next twelve months may have in store for us? Well, God does! But, he will allow us to go through the process of discovering it all. So here we go, full throttle into the New Year of 2008. In the word's of the old song by Kenny Loggins - "...This is it...make no mistake of where you are..." - Hard to believe, but true!