TIMELESS
Months have passed since my last post. I am keenly aware of the importance of regular posts, in part, to maintain the interest of those following the blog. I chose at the onset to write what I believe The Holy Spirit is impressing me to write, and I have stayed true to that decision. The absence of posts is because I had not sensed the leading of The Holy Spirit with direction for a post. I am thankful now to be writing and sharing this one. To say the months since July have been challenging and sometimes difficult would be an understatement. In early July my sister Sandra, my only sibling, passed away after a months long battle with cancer. She lived in Texas, and due to shutdowns and travel restrictions related to COVID, we could not be with her prior to her passing or attend the memorial service, which has been difficult. Realizing you are the last one alive of your parents and siblings can be a stark reality. However, there have been some good things occuring with us even in these most difficult times. Our youngest daughter is pregnant and later this month will bless our family with a precious granddaughter. Another arrow added to our quiver of grandchildren and great grandchildren, soon to number twenty three.
I have come to understand with more clarity during these months, the timelessness of God’s Word and of my relationship with Him. Timeless is defined as having no beginning or end. Not restricted to a particular time or date. not affected by time. I believe I am gaining a better understanding that the Bible’s relevance never diminishes and how it can speak so clearly to us today, just as it did to believers hundreds of years ago. His Word is timeless just as God himself is timeless. His love for mankind and for each of us individually is timeless as well. Believers have testified, back to very early historical accounts, how He intersected their lives and spoke to them through His Word, resulting in countless testimonies being voiced and written.
Nothing impacts us quite like a personal experience. In 1983 I was a relatively young Christian. On September 23rd at around 11:30 PM I was awakened and experienced an impression from The Holy Spirit, a message I wrote down and later shared with the church family we were part of at the time. This was in the latter portion of what has been called the Charismatic Movement. I came to faith in 1976 during the height of the outpouring of The Holy Spirit. On occasion over the years, I have experienced impressions I believe have come out of my relationship with God and striving after Him. The message I received that night was one of those occasions. Through the years and several moves, we lost track of the copy I had written. Recently my wife found it among some papers. In reading it again, we were amazed how relevant the message still is today, just as it was in 1983. Rediscovering the copy and reading it anew has enabled me to experience personally what I am saying here and have come to better understand during these past months, that being the timelessness of God and His Word.
His love for each of us is timeless and He speaks to us through His timeless Word and the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. Certainly not the only ways but important and common ways we hear from Him. May God Richly Bless you and your family as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!