I was pulled up to a stop light and waiting for the green as
a young man caught my attention walking the crosswalk right in front of
me. He stopped at the median to my left where
there was a small city sign. He reached
into his pocket, pulled out a Sharpie and proceeded to "autograph" the sign. That’s right, folks, graffiti! I’ve seen it’s creative flare sprinkled
throughout my city. This was the first
time I’ve witnessed the defacing of public property in progress. Exhilarating!
I began to think about it, apart from this being a menace to
society, I couldn’t help but see the spiritual significance: 5 or 10 years from now, this young man will
walk that same street, see his name and think, “Hmm, apparently I’ve been down this
way before! My signature on this sign
confirms it!” His “tag” was a great way
of keeping record of where’s he’s been.
Do we have that kind of record of where we’ve been?
I thought how forgetful we are. Am I the only one that needs to write things
down? Sarah, my wife, could send me to
the store for 3 things and I’m the guy who comes back with 4 things, none of
them being the original 3 she sent me for.
This is a minor issue when it comes to eggs, butter, and creamer. This is a serious issue when it comes to the
things God speaks to you or the lessons you’ve learned on your spiritual
journey.
I’ve seen it too many times:
God deposits a Word in my spirit on Sunday morning and if it’s not written down, an hour later
I’m like: “I think that was from God.” Days later I’m thinking: “Was that from God or was that just me
getting myself all worked up, again?” A
week later I have no memory God had ever said anything. Why? I
never wrote it down. I need to remind
you that your enemy, the devil is an expert at stealing the seeds of truth
God’s wanting to plant in your life.
The prophet Habakkuk had bad news from God. God was sending the Babylonians to
“discipline” His wayward people. What do
you do when your in the middle of a season of baaaaaad news?
1 I will stand at my
watch
and station myself on
the ramparts;
I will look to see
what he will say to me,
and what answer I am
to give to this complaint.
2 Then the Lord
replied:
“Write down the
revelation
and make it plain on
tablets
so that a herald may
run with it.
3 For the revelation
awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove
false.
Though it linger,
wait for it;
It will certainly
come
and will not delay.
Habakkuk 2:1-3
Verse 1 says LISTEN
Verse 2 says WRITE
Verse 3 says WAIT
God’s not silent. He
has a Word for your situation. YOU NEED
TO WRITE IT DOWN. Have record of
it. Journal your journey. The things God speaks into our heart become
spiritual anchors, reference points we can always look back to. Then the hardest part comes next, we wait.
So “tag” (no, not literally). Go take record of what God’s revealing to you
now. Later it may prove helpful seeing
where God’s brought you from.
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