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Cal's Pastoral Epistles
"Working And Waiting For The Lord"
March 18, 2009
I was waiting for the basketball game to come on the other night and
decided to load the dishwasher. I stacked all the plates and cups in their
appropriate places and dropped the silverware in the bin and started it up.
There was still fifteen minutes to game time so I started wiping down the
counters. That didn't take long so I grabbed the trash and ran it out to the
bins behind the house.
When I got back into the house I saw an announcement that the game
would start in thirty minutes. I had gotten the time wrong. So I moved into
the living room and began straightening up. I put the throw pillows back
and picked up a few cups and plates that the girls had left from the night
before.
I had another twenty minutes to kill so I moved upstairs and put in a load of
laundry and folded a few clothes. I carried a basket into our room and put
them away and noticed the clock. The game was just beginning so I went
downstairs and settled in for the night. As I thought back to the last hour I
realized that I could have frittered away the time, but instead I had put it to
good use.
I think that is what the Scriptures mean when they call us to redeem the
time. We never know when God will return but we are called to make the
best use of our time in the interim. We aren't supposed to sit around and
meditate on it. We are called to be salt in the world around us, and light to
those who walk in darkness. We are called to bring the Lord's blessing to
the world so that when He comes, the whole world will be ready and
anxiously awaiting him.
The best part is that it won't seem like work because we will be so focused
on the joy to come. When the game finally started I can tell you that I was
doubly blessed. Not only was my house in order but my team won the
game as well. So it is with us as we become agents of change and
transformation in our service of the Lord.
God bless! See you in church. Cal.
March 18, 2009
I was waiting for the basketball game to come on the other night and
decided to load the dishwasher. I stacked all the plates and cups in their
appropriate places and dropped the silverware in the bin and started it up.
There was still fifteen minutes to game time so I started wiping down the
counters. That didn't take long so I grabbed the trash and ran it out to the
bins behind the house.
When I got back into the house I saw an announcement that the game
would start in thirty minutes. I had gotten the time wrong. So I moved into
the living room and began straightening up. I put the throw pillows back
and picked up a few cups and plates that the girls had left from the night
before.
I had another twenty minutes to kill so I moved upstairs and put in a load of
laundry and folded a few clothes. I carried a basket into our room and put
them away and noticed the clock. The game was just beginning so I went
downstairs and settled in for the night. As I thought back to the last hour I
realized that I could have frittered away the time, but instead I had put it to
good use.
I think that is what the Scriptures mean when they call us to redeem the
time. We never know when God will return but we are called to make the
best use of our time in the interim. We aren't supposed to sit around and
meditate on it. We are called to be salt in the world around us, and light to
those who walk in darkness. We are called to bring the Lord's blessing to
the world so that when He comes, the whole world will be ready and
anxiously awaiting him.
The best part is that it won't seem like work because we will be so focused
on the joy to come. When the game finally started I can tell you that I was
doubly blessed. Not only was my house in order but my team won the
game as well. So it is with us as we become agents of change and
transformation in our service of the Lord.
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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