Kairos - God's timing is not our timing...
Just a quick post to respond to the excellent message Pastor Terry preached on tonight. He talked about Kairos and how God's timing is not our timing...
My understanding (and I could be wrong here...), is that there's a number of things that God has ordained for us to do (see Jeremiah 29.11), life defining events where we can carry God's vision or not. Simple as that. This is kairos. Kronos on the other hand, means the time in between, the time between when these significant events happen. It's where we get words like chronological from.
It's up to us whether or not to live with a kairos mentality, stepping in to all that God has for us. Because, if we don't, all that'll happen is kronos - the chronological passing of time. We'll wait. And wait. And wait. The strange thing is, I'm not really sure for what.
Me, I'm thinking that the more I seek out kairos moments, the more there will be. So many of us are looking for significance. I think that God is looking for Significants - people willing to live a significant life for Him.
And when it comes down to it, isn't it the kairos moments we remember?
Anyway, it was a really great message which I really haven't done any justice to. I just love the implications of there being a difference between chronological time and God-time. Contact the church office if you'd like a copy. Check out the links below if you'd like to find out more about the historical background.
Peace out
Ray
Kairos on Wikipedia
Kairos by Francesco Salviati
Technorati Tags: kairos, preaching, jesus, invercargill, christian, centre, iccnz, reson8rs, resonate
My understanding (and I could be wrong here...), is that there's a number of things that God has ordained for us to do (see Jeremiah 29.11), life defining events where we can carry God's vision or not. Simple as that. This is kairos. Kronos on the other hand, means the time in between, the time between when these significant events happen. It's where we get words like chronological from.
It's up to us whether or not to live with a kairos mentality, stepping in to all that God has for us. Because, if we don't, all that'll happen is kronos - the chronological passing of time. We'll wait. And wait. And wait. The strange thing is, I'm not really sure for what.
Me, I'm thinking that the more I seek out kairos moments, the more there will be. So many of us are looking for significance. I think that God is looking for Significants - people willing to live a significant life for Him.
And when it comes down to it, isn't it the kairos moments we remember?
Anyway, it was a really great message which I really haven't done any justice to. I just love the implications of there being a difference between chronological time and God-time. Contact the church office if you'd like a copy. Check out the links below if you'd like to find out more about the historical background.
Peace out
Ray
Kairos on Wikipedia
Kairos by Francesco Salviati
Technorati Tags: kairos, preaching, jesus, invercargill, christian, centre, iccnz, reson8rs, resonate
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Just realised how corny "Significants" sounds as a name. Chalk it up to caffeine and move on.:)
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