“Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.” 1 Peter 1:17

Yesterday I had the honor of hanging out with people I don’t normally hang out with. They are a different breed of men who look into the face of danger every day, not giving a second’s thought about moving toward it. They are the Boatmen responsible for getting a Harbor Pilot to the front of a ship, so he can climb a rope ladder to guide that ship safely to port.

Having had the honor of meeting those men many times, they know me well enough that they do not pretend or play games. They act themselves around me, and say what is on their minds without restraint. Those men, who fear no storm and drive into the center of it, were at a loss for words at the news of what is going on in the world around us. They’re baffled!

As we headed out into the Gulf of Mexico, the weather was bleak. Winds were whipping up the warning that a storm was coming. Not even giving a second thought, they executed their duties with even MORE intensity. Going back, or not moving forward, weren’t even considered options because, to them, it was just another day’s work! So off we went!

I read the news. I get baffling news reports from fellow Christians about how bad it is getting out there. But I am not baffled. I already KNOW what The Book says is going to happen. And it is NOT going to go well for Believers any time soon! Today, as I read The Word, God didn’t need to shake me into an action I wasn’t already doing. In fact, they sharpened the details.

I looked up ‘ living in fear’ in my browser and found a LOT of responses… MOST of which commented that NO one should… or should HAVE to. Re-reading today’s verse, I noticed that His words were a command! Not a suggestion. “Live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.” What is normally unheard of, has now become my “Command for the day!”

There’s a STORM coming! And we KNOW it! But we ALSO know The King. And He s=is NOT the kind that backs down or gets confused. His words to use TELL us that what is normally NOT normal, had BETTER be! So today I find myself in the same position I do every day. It’s time to put on the Full Uniform. God is calling me to duty! Are YOU hearing His voice?