Relinquishing or Relishing our Call - Today is the 22nd of November 2012,
which happens to be Thanksgiving Day and coincidentally my 63rd
birthday. Normally, the variety of thoughts that vie for
my reflective deliberation covers a wide range including JFK’s assassination on
my 14th birthday to the wonderful fact that my granddaughter Avery Elizabeth
Comellas was born on my 56th birthday. Today however is different. One thought is capturing my attention. Will I continue to relish my Call or slowly
relinquish that Call as I slip into the “golden years?” This focused thought was precipitated by an
email from AGWM, “Dale, as our missionaries approach retirement age…(etc.).” I have a choice. Do I seize the day (Carpe Diem) or fade into
insignificance? I’ve discovered two
distinct anointings as I prepare for this day, i.e. Ecclesiastes 9:10 and 2
Kings 20:19. In Ecclesiastes, the
preacher exhorts us, “Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all of your
might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor
planning...” This is distinctly
different from the sad acquiescence of Hezekiah in Kings. When his pride led him to flaunt his wealth to
envoys from Babylon, Isaiah pronounces a judgment on his descendants to which he
responds in essence, "Well that’s good because it won’t happen in my lifetime!" Today, Thanksgiving 2012 and my birthday,
I’ve decided to seize every opportunity to glorify God and live life to the
fullest while there is breath in this body.
I hope you’ve made a similar commitment. Young or old, life will come to an end, so
let’s live life with a Divine perspective.
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