Luke 4:21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

We live today. We do not live in the past. We do not live in the future.

All days are different just as we are different. While we all live today, what we do differs.

I have quoted Luke 4:21 as an example of the importance of a day.

Jesus announced the beginning of His ministry on earth on that day. 

Luke 4:29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

From the very beginning, His birth, until His death on the cross, the prince of power of the air sought to kill Him. From the moment of His birth until His ascension, Jesus lived out each and every day fulfilling prophecy and doing the will of His Father.

Today it is our turn.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

We can enact those plans by faith today. Not yesterday nor tomorrow.

Daniel 12:4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.

Let us not argue that these are the last days but rather decide how we spend the time we have.

We have to deal with a wide range of information these days. I will say this and let it be the only comment about the cost associated with gathering information. The most dangerous information for our souls is available to us these days are free.

Running to and fro is easiest to observe in traffic. It is observed that some drivers are dangerously impatient weaving in and out of traffic, cutting drivers off, and speeding everywhere. Everyone has somewhere to be these days. Those that don’t can be found camped out underneath highway overpasses or wherever they can find shelter.

Let me ask you the most important question about Daniel’s instruction. Is “Until” an indication that the book sealed will be unsealed?

The issues of haste and increase should not be considered signs of the end times. The same could have been said of the 1960’s when compared to Daniel’s days.

What book has been sealed? Has the book been unsealed? What is written in the book?

Now comes the most telling question for this generation.

If Jesus Christ is active in your life, what does it matter what day it is?