The Time is Now

Psalm 90:12 – “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Our days are numbered!  Everyday is like a clock ticking down toward your final day on earth.  You do not have forever.

I was reminded of this recently as I was watching the NBA Finals.  Did anybody watch the Finals?  I was somewhat cheering for Dallas because the OKC Thunder did not make it to the finals.

Anyways, as I watch this series, I was amazed when the game series went back to Dallas from Miami for Game 3.  As I watched the pre-game show, I noticed that on the chairs were the same shirts that had been placed there during the Lakers’ series.  They were blue and they had the same saying on them.  IN OKC, we change it up every game, but not in Big D.  These shirts were the same, but then it hit me as I read what was written on the front of these shirts: “THE TIME IS NOW.” What a statement.

Dallas has never won the whole thing.  Jason Kid and Dirk have been to the finals, but they had never won.  Those guys are getting older.  If they are to get a ring, “The time is NOW.”  It had to happen.  So the owner made a brilliant statement, “The time is now.”

For some of us today, this is God’s message; “The Time is NOW.”  Today, you got to choose, are you going to win or are you going to continue to lose?  God wants you to win.  He is calling you to make a choice to love Him, obey Him, and commit your life to him.  Yet it is your choice.

For some, your marriage is about to totally be a loss.  You need to make a choice.  For others, you are about to lose the dream God has given you.  You have to choose.  Then there are those reading this and your finances are falling apart.  You have to make a choice.  The most powerful thing you can do everyday is make a choice to love and obey God.

Remember what Moses said in his Final words: Deuteronomy 30:19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses…” You have to choose wisely.