NOW! RIGHT NOW!! THIS PRESENT MOMENT!!!
The most important Hebrew word, the most important Name for God, is YAHWEH! Every time you find the capitalized word
L O R D or LORD in the Bible, it means, "Yahweh". This Name is used for God, 6,823 times, or more.
The Name "YAHWEH" has a special meaning: Yahweh means:
1) "The Almighty Right Now God", or,
2) "The God of This Present Moment", or,
3) "The I Am that I Am that I Am", or,
4) "He Who Is He Who Is He Who Is", or,
5) "He That Is He That Is He That Is", or,
6) "The God of the Now”
7) "The Right NOW!"
Ex 3:13 "What is His Name? What shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, 'I AM THAT I AM': and He said, 'Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, "I AM hath sent me unto you." ' "
Too many people live in the past.
Bible says, in Phil 3:13, "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:"
Too many people live in the future.
Bible says in James James 4:13 "Go to now, ye that say, 'Today or tomorrow we will - - - 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away. 15 For that ye ought to say, 'If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.' " The Rapture, although it is the Blessed Hope, is NOT the next thing on God's agenda. Mt.24:13 & 14 is: "This Gospel of the Kingdom Must First be preached in all the World - - and THEN the End shall come."
ALL of our focus must be on being led by the Holy Spirit - IN THIS PRESENT MOMENT!!! All of our focus and attention must be on doing the will of God - right NOW! It is true that the will and leading of God may be for us to right now intelligently plan for the future, but, we must be circumspect, and aware of what is going on around us, as we plan.
An example of this would be Judges 7, when Gideon's Army was being selected by Gideon and by God, only those would qualify, who were circumspect, focused, aware, ready, prepared, and not distracted by the past or the future.
Phil 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, 'Rejoice' "!
1 Thess 5:16 "Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing (Eph 5:20 For everything, always) give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
These following things are a full time job, and require our full focus and attention: 1) Being led by the Holy Spirit, 2) Doing the will of God, 3) Rejoicing in the Lord, 4) In everything give thanks, 5) Keeping a right heart attitude, a right spirit.
All these require our full attention, without the regretting of things past, or the worry about things future. Worry is a choice! 1 Peter 5:7 "Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant - - "
Joshua 24:15 "Choose you this day, whom you will serve!"