WRITE IT BIG!

 

Thursday, September 3, 2020

 

WRITE IT BIG!

 

Hab 2:2-3

2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

 

Heb 10:37

37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

 

           Those who advertise on highway billboards know that their message must be short, plain, and big enough to be read by those travelling at a high rate of speed. This is the meaning of the words in Habakkuk 2:2 which says, “that he may run that readeth it.” The Amplified New Testament says: “that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by.”

 

            It won’t be long now! We know the seasons and the signs of the Lord’s return and they are everywhere. Globalism, universalism, and interdenominationalism are growing in popularity while nationalism, individualism, and orthodoxy are waning. To me, nationalism is less about pride than loyalty. Individualism recognizes diversity with responsibility. Orthodoxy acknowledges that some things are correct and other things are wrong. Our world is a drowning in a sea of opinions, most of them wrong.

 

           The believer’s heart longs for the end of it all even as much as we dread it. The just shall live by faith by his conviction respecting man's relationship to God and divine things. Nothing makes sense otherwise.

 

           Researcher, Thomas S. Rainer, is currently predicting the end of “church” as we know it. People have grown accustomed to “worship” in their pajamas in front of a computer monitor. But, if we reduce church to a classic rock and roll radio station which we can access at our whim, who will sit with the grieving? Who will stand by the bedside of the sick and lay a hand on the fevered brow? Who will guide the uncertain and offer forgiveness to the wayward? Fellowship will become a pool party with your choice of beverage. No, church is more than all of that.

 

Dear Lord, we wonder how much worse things can get down here and we long for your coming. Even so, come quickly. AMEN