It's Not Over Till It's Over

     “It’s not over til it’s over.”  What a profound statement!  God created Adam and Eve in his own image and He blessed them.  He said, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.  Subdue it.”  Since that time generations have come and gone but the world still exists today.  Generations of people have lived, worked, played, and subdued the earth.  Some did it with the “sweat of their brow.”  Many had jobs and were able, at a certain age, to retire from their jobs.  From there, some chose to sit in their recliners and just do for themselves.  Others simply retired from one job to do another.  They continued volunteering, doing service work, and working in other areas to provide for their family.  Those are the ones to be admired.  God did not say, “Work until you are old and then sit idly by until it is over.”  When he send Adam from the Garden of Eden He said, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground.”  Then God sent him forth to till the ground from whence he was taken.   It's not over til it's over.  God also gave us the seventh day to rest from our work.  Once we rest, it is time for another week of work to begin.  The weeks on the calendar will never stop turning until it is over.      

    “It’s not over til it’s over.”  Not only can this statement be applied to old age but to trials and problems, as well.  We all have seasons in our life.  Seasons of distress, sadness, joy and happiness.  One ends as another begins.  Job went though the loss of family, wealth, and health, but he did not give up.  He continued to praise God.  In the end, God blessed him because of his faith.  It is during the trials and sad times that we ask God, “Why?”  However, it is during these times that we draw closer to God.  He is our very source of life.  He is the One  who will get us through our struggles.  It is God who will add the spice to our seasons, and give us hope for the good times to come.  “It is not over til it’s over.”

     It would be well to remember,   “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”  John 15