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Cal's Pastoral Epistles
"God Lives In Your Tomorrow"
August 7, 2008
I came home one night a few weeks ago and there was a
message on our answering machine from our daughter, Sarah.
She said it was 8:00 a.m. and she was up and heading off to
a tropical rain forest with her group. She was excited and
added that the following day they were going to the Great
Barrier Reef.
My daughter, Sarah, arrived in Australia the end of July.
She will be studying in Sydney at the University of
MacQuarie this fall. It is hard for me to believe she is so
far away especially when she can call and it feels and sounds
like she is right here with us.
The crazy thing is that when she called and said it was 8:00
in the morning, she was actually telling us that it was
tomorrow where she was calling from. That's a funny thought.
It was dark here when we got the message. Night had fallen.
Yet she was already living in the future. Lori and I wouldn't
get to see the morning light for another 14 hours but Sarah
was saying that it would be a beautiful day.
It made me think about God. God sees the future and invites
us to walk with him into our tomorrow. You see in some
mystical way, God knows what lies ahead of us. He has
already been there. Although you and I face the future with
some fear and trembling at times, God tells us that with him
there are many possibilities.
That's why Jesus can say that we shouldn't worry about
tomorrow. He tells us not to worry about what we shall wear
or what we shall eat. He knows that all that will be provided
if we act today in faith.
You see that is the key. If we live with faith today and act
out that faith, the blessings will flow tomorrow. That is
God's promise. That is why Jesus calls us to faithfulness. For
He knows what God plans for the faithful. He's been there.
He has seen it.
I can't wait to hear from our Sarah again. She is living in
tomorrow and that tells me that tomorrow is going to be a
sweet day.
God bless. See you in church. Cal
August 7, 2008
I came home one night a few weeks ago and there was a
message on our answering machine from our daughter, Sarah.
She said it was 8:00 a.m. and she was up and heading off to
a tropical rain forest with her group. She was excited and
added that the following day they were going to the Great
Barrier Reef.
My daughter, Sarah, arrived in Australia the end of July.
She will be studying in Sydney at the University of
MacQuarie this fall. It is hard for me to believe she is so
far away especially when she can call and it feels and sounds
like she is right here with us.
The crazy thing is that when she called and said it was 8:00
in the morning, she was actually telling us that it was
tomorrow where she was calling from. That's a funny thought.
It was dark here when we got the message. Night had fallen.
Yet she was already living in the future. Lori and I wouldn't
get to see the morning light for another 14 hours but Sarah
was saying that it would be a beautiful day.
It made me think about God. God sees the future and invites
us to walk with him into our tomorrow. You see in some
mystical way, God knows what lies ahead of us. He has
already been there. Although you and I face the future with
some fear and trembling at times, God tells us that with him
there are many possibilities.
That's why Jesus can say that we shouldn't worry about
tomorrow. He tells us not to worry about what we shall wear
or what we shall eat. He knows that all that will be provided
if we act today in faith.
You see that is the key. If we live with faith today and act
out that faith, the blessings will flow tomorrow. That is
God's promise. That is why Jesus calls us to faithfulness. For
He knows what God plans for the faithful. He's been there.
He has seen it.
I can't wait to hear from our Sarah again. She is living in
tomorrow and that tells me that tomorrow is going to be a
sweet day.
God bless. See you in church. Cal
Pastor Cal Lord writes these weekly epistles to
help us see God in every day things.
help us see God in every day things.
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