Present History

Each passing moment turns to history.

These moments that fall into a domino effect of events determines not only our own present situation but those of many others. We are held in responsibility for the stewardship of our time.

I was looking at the life of Jacob.

Jacob whenever he chose to be the deceiver changed his life farther and farther away from the place where God wanted him to be.

He eventually ended up running away from his Father, Brother, and even his Mother.

Leaving his entire past behind to pursue his own future, alone. He ended sleeping on a rock have an incredible dream of a ladder.

Woke up, realized God had been there all along and he decided to run away from God too.

His history determined his present to only know to run.

He didn't realize that these moments were history not just some ordinary moments that walk by slow enough to peer into and evaluate.

He was to be equivalent to his father and even his grandfather.

He was to carry the covenant and through him, all the nations would be blessed.

He kept running away from history.

We know that later, as a man, he came back and re-entered history. It took some effort wrestling with an "angel" can be tough, but he eventually would take his vacant seat as Israel.

It was a journey, but through that, History endured and how blessed we all are because of this.

Everything we do matters. Either human actions are connected to what happens in the universe, or they are not. And if everything is connected to everything else, then sooner or later everything matters; everything is potentially historic.

So I pray to learn that history is active in my life and all others. That I would realize that God is in this place, so I may know it. That he is active, constant, and loving.