D I V I N E   M O M E N T S

John 7:6

Have you ever been in a competition and had the awareness that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience?  Can you look back and see such occasions?  Jesus has some wisdom for us related to these kinds of events.

In John’s gospel at chapter 7 and verse 6 we read, “Then Jesus said to them, ‘My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.’”

Jesus knew that divine moments come rarely.  Common opportunities come to us every day.  Be ready daily and watch for the divine moment.  Watch for the divine moment when you can make “The Play.”  These are the moments that define a player, a team or a season.  Football players remember “The Catch” by Dwight Clark that put the San Francisco Forty-niners in the Super Bowl.  Basketball players remember “The Shot” that Michael Jordan made at the end of his career to win the championship over the Utah Jazz.  Those were the athletic equivalents to divine moments.

Only once a year is there a conference championship game.  Rarely is there a play that could make or break a game or even a season.  Each play of the game is important, but like Jesus knew, we must also be ready for the divine moment and bring our very best to make “The play.”  Let’s have a great day of competition, make the best of the common opportunities and watch for the divine moment and make the play.

Bible Reading Plan:
John 11:38-44
Job 15:1-16
Ezekiel 40-41