My reading this morning took me to Matthew 4. Jesus was in His last moments of preparation before His ministry began, but it was a situation that fully counted on its own also.
He was spot on, even in these temptations where He could have easily fed His appetite, taken an uncalled step as a test of God’s care and abilities, and started His own kingdom at a hefty price (at a cost determined by someone who didn’t even own it). He did none of it. He knew that each moment stands on its own merit.
Each day is full of little vignettes that let us paint with the colors of faith and trust. No Plan B option gains us enough that we should be careless with the moment we hold. He is more than enough for us to trust right in the thick of this one.
I am not sure that His call to the first disciples would have held such power if Jesus had spent the week before distracted by secondary things. Of course He was hungry and had come to build a kingdom. But He didn’t get confused about how it would be built and what He was most hungry for.
In all things, keep your vision set, ears open, heart responsive. He adores you. He will be faithful. Trust Him and enjoy the adventure of what His faithfulness to YOU will look like--a unique and beautiful story, as you are formed into the beautiful image of God’s Son. His vision for you is dazzling, no less passionate than when He breathed galaxies into existence or spoke rainforests’ fascinating details into being. Trust Him for His timing and provision. He is more than enough to bring the exact right hues at the perfect time.
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