Lord, people say that sometimes the idea of something is better than the real thing, but not with You.  You alone know the beginning and the end, for You are the Alpha and the Omega.  There are no Frankensteins with You; no ideas that begin with a virtue and end with a curse.  When we trust in You, we are putting all of life into alignment.  Future generations centuries from now can experience the blessings from what You are doing at this very moment.  You alone tie up all loose ends from the beginning of time to the cross to when Jesus comes again.

You know the plan, You know my heart, You know I’m Man, You know my part. 

May I play it as I am able, beyond my reckoning, its all on the table. 

May You reveal to me my daily portion, not too much or I’ll forget my lines, not too little or I’ll lose focus and try to play parts I was never meant to.  For when I come to a door that is shut, its not enough to simply knock, it never is.  I knock, then knock, then knock again.  If knocking doesn’t do it maybe forcing it will.  Might as well call me Abraham and the door Ishmael because when I break through, a mess I will make.  Thank You for the grace that teaches me to wait.

Are there dreams yet to be fulfilled?

Is there a problem we can put our efforts into solving?

A frontier yet to be explored?

That is the lot of each coming generation.  Working to dream it, solve it, explore it gives us meaning, it gives us purpose.  Solving it fulfills our dreams, our imaginations, and proves our worth.  Exploring it opens the door to new possibilities and gives us new dreams, let alone provides the plot for a tv show.  Who knows what could be behind that door?  Will we finally achieve something that will be a self-sustaining continual victory?  Or will there be just another problem for the next generation to solve?  If there isn’t what will become of them?  If there is no problem, if we have finally achieved nirvana what will be our fate?  Who knows, maybe success will become the problem and someone will want to turn back the clock and start over.  But how far back do we go?  We know so much now, but if we don’t tell our kids how will they know?  The future still depends on us playing our part, that we tell the ones to come what has happened, what we have done about it, and what is still needing to be done.

Only one thing has been done that’s effects will reach to the end of time, and only one thing has been done that will reach even further.  Both are complete with nothing left undone.  Adam and Eve’s sin cursed all mankind, Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection lifted it from us.

May future generations be told of You Lord, told of Your love for them.

When it comes down to it, love is more powerful than miracles. Miracles blow the mind for sure but love has the power to change people. Put the two together and you’re talking about a Kingdom revival of legendary epicness.

Waking up before the sun and watching the sky change from dark to light is a daily reflection and experience of the change, the power, the hope of Jesus.