In Between

My enquiries yesterday included a full scale of life. One person I asked about is late in life (near 90 years) and working well on recovery from various problems, and one is a tiny baby (just three pounds or so) with multiple concerns, as you can imagine, yet with a bright future on the horizon.

As I look forward for one, and back over the years of the other, and pray for the future of both, I wonder about their life. . .and think of us, those in the years between these two. Whether one is 14 or 40, 27 or 70, the only thing we possess is today, and a clear understanding that when today is over (remember, tomorrow never comes) we have eternity, either to know the incredible joy of dwelling in God’s physical presence forever, or separated from Him in everlasting death. I have no concerns about the safety of these two examples of life, because they are both clearly clasped in the hand of God. There are others, however, about whom I worry.

We have such an awesome responsibility regarding this “treasure we hold in earthen vessels.” The Good News of God’s grace, the payment of the ransom to release us from the curse of sin, the hope that lies in an intimate, personal relationship with the Savior, are bound up in those of us who are His, awaiting release in the minds and hearts of those He will quicken from death to life.

Today is a good day to enquire of others. You may see new life spring forth, and hope born anew.