Day 1: Space #writetogether31days

I was listening to a song the other day and the chorus began by repeating the word “nowhere” several times. It confused me a little bit because as I looked at the title, it was called “Now Here.” Of course as it went on, the chorus changed to “now here,” and it got me to thinking as I’d guess it was intended to do.

NOWHERE             NOW HERE

Opposite meanings. Same letters. The only difference? Space.

Remember the rich young ruler? He asked Jesus how to have eternal life. Jesus responded that he should follow the commandments. Replying that he’d obeyed them since he was a boy, Jesus responded:

“Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. ‘There is still one thing you haven’t done,’ he told him. ‘Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’ At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.”
Mark 10:21-22 (NLT)

Even though this ruler had good intentions, he held his possessions, his worth, the “world” so tightly to himself that there was no room for Jesus

This has me thinking even more! What about my relationship with Jesus? How about yours? It’s the exact same choice for us as it was for the sad young man. Either we have NOWHERE to squeeze Him into our lives because of all that we value OR we stop clinging to the abundance of the “world” so we can make space for Jesus to be “NOW HERE” in our everyday and into eternity.

Opposite endings. Same Jesus. The only difference? Space.

And that my friends, changes everything!