It’s Time to Eat!

Do you hunger for more of the Lord? 

According to the Bible, if you do, you’ll get it! 

We so often forget that God is alive, real, and the kingdom of God is truly “at hand”. “At hand”: that means it’s available right now! God is very much a “NOW” God. He’s not the great “I Was” or the great “I Will Be”. God told Moses He was the great “I AM”. 

He wants to change your life right now! Are you ready? If not, you’d better get ready, or you’ll miss Him. 

Something God keeps showing me is: if you don’t expect what God has for you today, you’ll miss it. If you get your eyes on other things–finances, food, a good TV show, anything--if those become your main focus, you’ll miss what God has for you. 

It’s so easy to get distracted by other things. 

Watchman Nee had a great quote: “even a leaf can blot out the sun”. 

In the same way, tiny little things can occupy your attention so that
you miss out on what God’s speaking in this very moment. I watched as a truck plowed into another vehicle pulling into a gas station, ruining his truck. What was the reason for the crash? A $100 pair of sunglasses had fallen down by driver’s feet and he was trying to retrieve them. The man saved the $100 pair of sunglasses.

However, he lost thousands in repairs.  

The same thing can happen in the spiritual realm. You can give your time and attention to something that might mean a lot on earth, but miss out on thousands in eternity. 

The other day, I was listening to a podcast. It was really interesting, and it was super entertaining. However, after awhile of listening to it, I noticed I was being affected. The man in the podcast was outraged, and I would say it was like listening to the auditory equivalent of double shot espresso. After about 45 minutes, I was jazzed. My blood pressure started spiking. 

“John, where are you?” I felt like God was speaking to my spirit. 

That easily, I was getting distracted. I turned off the podcast and turned to the Lord. I put on worship music and came into His presence again. 

Just like the man with the sunglasses, it’s all about timing. 

At another time, when he wasn’t driving, he would have been free to reach down and grab his expensive sunglasses. But right then, it was time for him to drive. That meant he needed to be paying attention. He mixed up his timing, and because of that, it was very destructive. 

Men give their entire lives to make a buck. My great aunt spent her life chasing the Almighty Dollar. At the end of her life, on her death bed, we went and visited her. “I wasted all that time,” she said. “All of that means nothing now”. 

Steve Jobs, on his death bed, said: “I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is the epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, my wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.” God says “lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven”. 

Would you rather have a million earthly dollars or one eternal nickle? 

I’d rather have the eternal nickle!

What I’m offering here is of priceless value, because it’s value isn’t measured in temporal, earthly currency, and you can have it now and in the life to come. 

Get ready! 

This newsletter is meant to encourage you, excite you, inspire you, instruct you, and even rebuke you. 

All of it is meant to point to the way of the Lord–a life beyond anything you can do, to a life that He has to direct to give it meaning. 

I ask that you prepare your hearts to receive that glorious life–and God is the reason for that life!