This is my now !
This is your now !
Ecclesiastes 9:10-11:
10. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
11. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Chance:a : something that happens unpredictably without discernible human intention or observable cause .. Opportunity

People are always saying if I was better at this or that I would do this or that. You don't have to better at anything to do it. In the scriptures we just read we found out that whatever we find to do we better do it now, because now is the only time we have. Every moment we live is now. The scripture tells us that time and chance ( opportunity ) comes to all. It isn't always the fastest that wins the race, or the strongest that wins the battle, but that opportunity comes to all. We must be watching and ready for when opportunity comes we must grasp it. I have seen boxing matches where one is far superior in skill, power, and speed . However as the fight progressed the superior one let his guard down and lessor fighter was ready and with one punch knocked the better fighter out cold. When it looked like it was all over for the lesser fighter the time and opportunity presented itself and he was ready, and he did what others thought he could not do. Never give up keep believing and standing on the word and when it looks like no way is it going to happen, be ready for the time and opportunity will come. Grasp it and be victorious.
Esther 4:8-16 This is your time , this is your now, just as it was Esther’s time.
8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9. And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10. Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11. All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12. And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
13. Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
14. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15. Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16. Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
You were gifted and created for this time for right now. Your age or size or any physical characteristic does not exclude you from doing the Lord’s will. You may have to do something that isn't logical, but do it anyway. Esther had to decide whether to go to the kings court or not. If she went without being invited it could mean death. If the king pointed his golden sceptre at a person it meant it was ok to enter. It was her time but she had to act because the king had not called for her. She chose to go and accept whatever happened. Because she did what she was here to do, she saved a nation. You are gifted for this time. This is your time. You might like to have lived in another time, but this is your time. Walk in it and do what the Lord asks of you and it will be well with you.
Now Faith
Hebrews 11:1-3
1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2. For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
The word now in this day was a word of time and place. It simply means right now. Faith is now. It is in the moment, and always right now.
Mark 11:12-26
12. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13. And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
15. And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16. And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18. And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19. And when even was come, he went out of the city.
20. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26.But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
When you pray when do start believing you receive, and when does it start to produce? Right Now.
When did the fig tree die? Was it when Peter saw it withered, or was it when Jesus spoke?
Philippians 3:13-15
13. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
15. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
Don’t be distracted by the past.. Forgetting: to put out of the mind: don’t dwell on.
Live today, think today, now is the day.
2nd cor. 6:1-2
1. We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Paul is writing to Christians, and the Christians over the years have missed what he was saying? What does it mean to receive the Grace of God In vain?
Salvation: rescue, deliverance, safety, saving, health, welfare, something saved.

Grace is all that Salvation has. To get saved and not walk in the safety, health, deliverance, healing, and safety, would be to have receive it in vain. You have not partaken of all it has to offer. This is receiving the Grace of God in vain . Vain means to make something idle, lacking, powerless, and not allowing it to do it's duties. Have you received the Grace of God in vain? Have you not allowed health, healing, deliverance, welfare, safety, or any of the rest of what the grace has to offer, to work in you?

In the next scriptures the word salvation is a totally different word than any other place it is written. It means defence in these scriptures, and as you read them you can put defence in it's place and get the full meaning.
Titus 2:11-12
11. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Ephesians 6:17:
17. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
the word salvation in these two scriptures is a different word that in any of the other times you see it in the new testament.
It means defense:: capability of resisting attack : /dictionary/defensive means or method of defending or protecting oneself, one's team, or another.
Resisting: to withstand the force or effect of.


Psalm 27
1.The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
SALVATION: deliverance, liberty, prosperity, safety, and salvation.
Now is your time, and you have all the weapons and protection you need to get the job done that God has called you to do. You have what is needed to grasp every opportunity that comes your way. This is your now