End of the World?
December 22, 2012 -
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So you didn't sleep the night of December 20th and you found yourself wide awake the entire December 21st.
Now, 12-21-12 has come and gone and what now? Yes, the world didn't come to an end on 12-21-2012!
Let's go back some 2,000 years ago and take a look at what the Gospel writer Luke wrote as recorded in Luke 12:22 the following:
Do Not Worry
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.
And he added: Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
So true, yes all so true. If you have been worked up with all these end-of-the-world predictions, remember, you are not likely to find anybody out there who can actually give you a doomsday prediction that will actually turn out to be accurate. So stop sweating about them and live for the moment.
Today, if you wish you can read some more advice from the writings of Luke, from the same chapter -- you've read so much doom and gloom already, why not take a look at some piece of good news for a change, as translated in another English version (the Message).
Luke 12:22
Steep Yourself in God-Reality
He continued this subject with his disciples. “Don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or if the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your inner life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the ravens, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, carefree in the care of God. And you count far more.
“Has anyone by fussing before the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? If fussing can’t even do that, why fuss at all? Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They don’t fuss with their appearance—but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even seen, don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?
“What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself.
“Be generous. Give to the poor. Get yourselves a bank that can’t go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bankrobbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.
"Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a Mystery, Today is a Gift, That's why it's called the Present" Master Uguay to Po. (Kung Fu Panda)
Now, breathe and go on with your life. Enjoy, today's a new day -- receive it!
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