Eight weeks ago I got an assignment for
a week of devotional articles. I scanned the assigned portions of
Scripture and confirmed they all fit the theme the editor wanted me
to address. But beyond placing the verses into each day's devotional
format, I set the project aside.
A month ago when I had some spare time,
I reviewed the passages again. Again, no ideas sprang to mind for
what I'd write. So I turned to another project and promised myself
I'd work on the devotions this week.
It's Monday, and my procrastination
time has run out. I need to write not only a 1,500-word magazine
piece, but also my February 2016 devotions.
So I again opened the project file. But
this time my eye fell on a different verse in the passage of
Scripture than the one I'd highlighted a few weeks back.
I thought of the conversation my wife
and I had recently enjoyed with old friends—people
we'd known thirty years ago and had just seen for the first time in a
dozen years. Our experience with them would serve as a great
illustration for a devotion on this passage of Scripture.
Why couldn't I have thought of that a
month ago? Simple. A month ago, I hadn't seen them for a dozen
years—and we hadn't had that experience.
That's one devotion down and six more
to go. I just hope the other six aren't also ones I'm not yet ready
to write.
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