Yesterday we were all sitting around on the porch and Ephraim (just so we are all clear, we pronounce it: *Efrum) was majorly rejoicing in his mommy’s belly. We have seen him already moving around plenty in there but yesterday he was dancing like crazy. Ej pulled her shirt up and we could all see him perfectly, so i was thinking, why do we say he is coming and not that he’s already here? Obviously there is more to come, i will soon be able to hold him and kiss him, but in reality, he is already here with us! Reminds me of a similar reality with someone else i know…
So think about this, if Ephraim were to be “born” premature, on July 1st say, that would be his birthday and then next July 1st he would be one year old. But if he comes on his due date, September 19th, then that is his birthday and he wouldn’t be considered a year old until next September 19th. But in both cases he has actually existed for the same amount of time! Don’t you think that is weird? It sounds like we are counting wrong, like we are hinging something objective on something completely subjective or variable (we do that a lot). Ephraim is already here and a part of our family! You may say “well yea but”—and i would say, “get your but out of here!” If we looked at reality objectively—and we can because Truth objectively exists, He is Messiah—i believe we would see this creation and our creator more properly, or more fully. Have you ever just stopped to think about how inconsistently we think and reason? Truth isn’t inconsistent, so why are we?