Having Done All

Good morning! Winter may not officially start until tomorrow, but it looks very much like what that winter thing is all about right now. Snow, cold, plows on the streets, smoke from the chimneys, yes, it appears to be winter today. Will it last until that fabled white Christmas? We do not know this morning. I have one interesting question for us all: Did you go to the grocery store to stock up because of the blizzard warning... wait for it, and then feel the temptation to go to the store one more time? You may have stocked all that you could and yet felt that urge to do it again. I certainly felt that and the following verse came to mind.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13

The part for today is at the end: having done all, we stand. There are times when you and I will have done all that we can to prepare for some event. After that, we stand and wait on the Lord. This could be a picture of the end time too. The church, having done all, stands as the Lord Jesus is revealed in the heavens to an unbelieving world. The time for doing is over, and the time to stand and see the glory of our Lord arrives in His great power.

As the storm arrived yesterday, the time for preparation work came to a close. The running about and running down the list was over. The time to stand and watch the Lord perform His mighty works came in like a lion. We have a preference for action; at times, it becomes a temptation to perform some work that will, we think, guarantee us salvation. However, some days we should stand and watch the Lord at work, just like we did on that first day of our new life in Christ when He alone saved us.

Merry Christmas!
Bucky