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Fleeting February

February flies by doesn't it. Last year we didn't know that the fastest month was leading us to the brink of worldwide panic. Funny how that worked out. Maybe "funny" is not the best descriptor. Strange would be a better choice. Where is this short month taking us this time?


Last year in February, President Trump was a sure second term winner, there would be four more years of good economy and plenty of jobs to go around. Last February we personally were headed toward a scary move to a different city. One which I had said throughout the years that I had no desire to live in. Last year we thought that all of those Chinese wearing masks that we always saw in the news were weird. 


Fleeting February had us fooled. 


Now here we are again. In the seeming blink of the eye we're nearly half way through February. Biden is in White House. The economy is questionable and we're in Tatui. Romans 8:28 comes to mind. That verse that is often quoted to people in the midst of an uncertain February. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" .


Why is it so easy to cite this verse to someone else? I'd much rather pray Peter's prayer as he lost sight of the Savior when he tried walking on the sea of Galilee, "LORD SAVE ME!" 


However, God is at work. He really is. Jesus walked this ball of clay and knows in the flesh that the world is full of surprises. He is helping us want to be with him. He is letting us see that this life is transitory at best and frightening at worst. He's there in the storm either walking in the midst of the turmoil or sleeping on a pillow in the boat to show us that there really is no danger when he is near. "Lord! Don't you care that we're going to drown?" Of course he cares and we're not going to drown. Just keep the Faith once delivered to the saints. That's all. Fleeting February will be over in a few hours and then comes March! Let's think about that. March forth in confidence and proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom. Your walk with Jesus will bring light in darkness and help the rapidity of life make sense to those around you who are leary about all that is going on. Salvation can come in an instant too. That's what really matters. 

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