Life happens. Sometimes it happens brutally fast. Others it creeps up on you and you lose sight of the ball. Either way, the reset button needs to be pressed.
Equilibrium in all things comes from centering your efforts on the one thing that matters. That one thing is relationship with Jesus Christ.
TRANSCRIPT
Please note: this transcript is auto-generated so forgive any (or many) errors 😲 – click the timestamps to play that section directly in the audio.
00:00:00.000]
I want to share today, something arising from a conversation I had with Larna yesterday. We went out for coffee, and I was just really sharing with her how tired I was feeling and just from if we’ve had a very unusual and somewhat manic summer, and I feel as I’m playing catch up and I can get I can fall into the trap of getting very, very immersed in my work. And I guess like many. And I think this is probably more typical of men, but I’m sure I’m sure I’m open to be corrected in that assumption, but we can again a great deal of our self worth and significance from the things that we do.
00:00:52.960]
But the truth is that life happens and sometimes it can be brutal, you know, other times it creeps up on you and you just simply lose sight of the ball.
00:01:04.300]
You get busy doing often times good things. But in that you kind of lose sight of the bigger game that you’re playing, you know, and either way, sometimes the reset button needs to be pressed. I believe, with all my heart, you know, just without any question, that equilibrium in our lives, where all things are in their proper place comes from centering, our efforts on the one thing that matters, and that one thing should be relationship with Jesus. This is really true balance. Extreme devotion is reality, and everything else is on the circumferences, even creativity, which I speak of a lot, even your business, your family, your hopes, your aspirations, all of it.
00:01:58.920]
There is not a goal that is great without Jesus at the helm. And no victory is sweet without His smile. Jesus, to me, is the very meaning of life, because without Him there would be no life. By his words were told, the whole universe is held together and consists. He holds things together.
00:02:23.770]
And when we stand before him to give account for the life that we have lived, where will our boasting be in that day, all of our boasts will fall to the floor and even the crowns, even the accolades event, even the wonderful things bestowed up on us. I got himself will be thrown at his feet as we worship and recognise His Lordship. There’s no one accolade that will pass the pearly gates other than those that bring honour to His name. Nothing grand and glorious in the narrow eyes of men will have a plant in God’s presence.
00:03:03.820]
Every knee will bow the great and the low, the first and the last.
00:03:09.280]
All all will be humbled to confess that they are not God because on that great day only one name will Grace the lips of Kings. Only one name will be the praise of purpose and tame the tongue of the world. The name of Jesus Christ. I often ask myself and come around to this, and I called this. I called this share this thought, these ideas, pressing the reset button and this is one of the questions that presses that button for me.
00:03:46.280]
How will I fare when that moment arrives? When I stand before the King, will you hear the words, good and faithful servant to your great relief? Or will you be shocked to hear I never knew you? There’ll be no buts. And if they won’t work on that day, there’ll be no more opportunity for tomorrow.
00:04:12.920]
I will or give me one more chance. Or then I will change. There’s a time when time stops and the future. A long, eternal future without horizon begins now and forever will be forged in an instant. And you’ll stand right there in the eye of the storm.
00:04:36.220]
When eternity strikes, time becomes meaningless. Where will your boasting be? How will the values that you are living by stack up? What selfish laudations will you be flying on that day? What flag will you lift?
00:04:55.580]
It’s not popular to talk about being fearful, but you should be. And so should I. You know, for all my pontification and pious declarations, they will count for zero when I tremble in God’s Holy presence. When the one that today I call friend cast his eye over my life. He will do so as a judge, not my body.
00:05:22.000]
No longer. You know, he’ll no longer be a religious side dish added to an overflowing plate. He won’t be an option or a favourable choice in the polls. He will be all in all. His glory will stretch the full span and nothing else will matter.
00:05:44.610]
His light. The brightness of his coming will bleach the glamour of all that seemed important, completely bare. Nothing else will matter. Zero. Nada, nothing.
00:05:58.980]
Only Jesus well discover that our tiny minds were incapable of comprehending the terrible implications of truth or apprehension of what is real is honestly so shallow and will be shown to be so. The tears that are spoken of in the Book of Revelation that he wipes away will surely be ones of regret that while we lived, we did not make the main thing. The main thing that we made our name, the forefront, not his fear, deserves a strong place at the table. For the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
00:06:46.100]
Goodness and severity belong in the same room.
00:06:50.560]
A gospel that doesn’t acknowledge Holiness is a lopsided lie that leads men astray. And one day we will all stand before God to give account. Now our Salvation is assured and the goodness of God is without question. But it is not just the goodness of God that descriptions speak about. It also talks of His severity to live life with only the end of our own nose in the frame is foolishness.
00:07:25.950]
Indeed, the universe doesn’t orbit around our selfish desires or our greedy proclamations, or our tailored list of wants as much as the world would want to usher us into a sense that the universe is just awaiting our bidding. Oh, God forbid that we will fall into such a trap. God forbid that we would forget that there’s one who rules over all and who deserves our worship and our praise above all else. Whether we abound, whether we’re a based. What does it matter?
00:08:05.720]
He is the King and whatever our lot in life he has back. What would it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his own soul. All that exists 10,000 times 10,000. Galaxies swirling through endless space. Right down to a quantum slice of the tiniest atom.
00:08:32.220]
Everything that ever was and ever will be all were created for his pleasure and his praise. Rocks cry out the heavens. Declare one name. And it’s not the name of David. It’s not your name.
00:08:48.000]
It’s not the name of the famous or the famous. Not the legendary of the talented, not the rich, the clever, the wise in their own eyes or the glamorous. Go getters there’s only one name, one name. Jesus. Jesus is Lord today.
00:09:07.120]
Yesterday, forever and my prayer today as I came before the presence of God. After such a busy. Such a diversion from the real thing. Such a time of immersion. It in just the business of life.
00:09:27.420]
I just break out of it and I say no more. Lord, you are the King and I want to live like it is so well. Thanks for listening. Hopefully, it’s been an encouragement to you today. If you want to connect any further, you can do so through my website.
00:09:48.470]
A DavidLeeMartin.Com have a great day.
