“Behold, NOW is the favorable time;
Behold NOW is the day of salvation.”
2 Corinthians 6:2
“NOW” IS THE TIME THAT GOD CALLS FOR US TO LIVE!
“Now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall become like wool.” Isaiah 1:18
“Now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.” Romans 6:19
“Now (there is) no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1
“Now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
“Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
Let no deceive you in any way.” 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
“Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in every way.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16
“Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears we may have confidence and not shrink from Him in shame at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who, practices righteousness has been born of Him.” 1 John 2:28-29
“Now to Him who, is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time now and forever. Amen.
Jude 24
“Now the salvation and power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come…” Revelation 12:10
“NOW” AT THIS IMMEDIATE AND PRESENT TIME
WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE.
“Now” is the time to “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness…”Matthew 6:33
“Now” is the time for us to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel…”Mark 16:15
“Now” is the time for the lost to believe and be baptized to be saved. Mark 16:16
“Now” is the time for us to take up our “cross daily and follow” Jesus. Luke 9:23
“Now” is the time for us to “love one another…”John 13:34-35
“Now” is the time for us to be God’s ministers. 2 Corinthians 6:3-10
“Now” is the time for us to be holy as He is holy. 2 Corinthians 6:3-18; 1 Peter 1:13-16
Don’t look back at the proverbial “Good old days” and don’t look ahead at some time in the distant future when everything is perfect, but decide to live your life for God today.
About the author:
Don and his wife Brenda have been married 48 years. They have two married sons Jason/Crista and Nicholas/Heather and four grandsons Luke, Ryker, Blake and Drew. Don is a graduate of the Gateway School of Preaching, Fairview Heights, IL, the Bristol Roads School of Biblical Studies, Flint, MI and he has a bachelor’s degree in religious education from Michigan Christian College. He has been preaching since 1979. He has preached at Pacific, MO; Howell, MI; Arnold, MO; Festus, MO; Dexter, MO; and De Soto, MO where he has served since 2007. He also serves the congregation as one of the elders. Don has done campaigns and meetings in several states and mission work in Cuba, India, and Jamaica. Don refers to himself as a “Minister” because he loves ministering to others and helping them learn about Jesus and growing in their relationship with Him.
De Soto church of Christ 