Monday, July 25, 2011

The Miracle of the Moment

There are days which remind us how important it's to count the moment as a miracle.   It happens when someone tells us the way we know life to be will end, when we want to change something but realize it's out of our control, when the normal of the day seems to be lost in the unknown of it all, when the stuff we've been consumed with seems irrelevant, when we realize we've held on to things which hold little or no value in the bigger picture, when we realize what's really important in each moment.
The thing is . . . at the end of it all, we discover the one thing, more important than anything else, is being in an interactive relationship with Jesus . . . which is the miracle of the moment. 
Consider the miracle of one moment in time:
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”  Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”  When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink (Luke 5: 4-6, TNIV)

The disciples were experienced fishermen; they knew what they were doing.  And, yet, their nets were empty after a full night of work.  Jesus, known as Rabbi, a carpenter by trade, intercepted the tired and desperate fishermen.  It did not make sense to do what Jesus said to do from their perspective.  No one would've thought him to have any expertise on fishing.  We need to remember the identity of Jesus had not been fully comprehended; yet, they changed what they were doing simply because Jesus said to do it.  Their relationship with Jesus was the most important part of the moment.  So, it makes sense the miracle began the moment they responded to Jesus.

They risked it all by letting go of what they had held on to, focused on what Jesus said.  God had so much more for them in the moment; however, they would've never experienced the miracle if they had refused to push out into the deep and let go of their nets.  When we do what Jesus says to do, the direction of the day changes and we experience a miracle in the moment.
Change the direction of your day:  Actively respond to Christ.  Push out into the deep and let go of your nets.  God has something more for you--a miracle in the moment.  
Learning to Kickstart the day in the miracle of the moment, 
Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)