Sometimes when growing up, I'm sure many people heard the term "you act just like your Daddy".  Sometimes that was a good thing; other times not so.  From a spiritual perspective, though, that's exactly what you want to hear.  

In 1 Peter 1:17 NIV, it reads "Since you call on a Father Who judges each person's work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.".  Basically, once we claim to belong to God and are one of His children, we really should "act like our Father".  There are some qualities that make up families.  Some families are known for their cooking abilities.  Others may be jokesters.  Others may be artsy and do a lot of singing and dancing.  Still others may be strict and proper everywhere they go.  It's part of being in "that" particular family.  

The same is true in the family of God.  There are certain things we should be doing so that people know that we are in the family.  There are certain activities we should be active participants - just because we call Him Daddy.  Well, what does that look like?  It's pretty well spelled out in what is called the "fruit of the Spirit" - love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, temperance.  Those are the qualities that make up His Family.
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So we have to consider, how are we doing in those areas? Do we really display the "family resemblance"?  If not, we've got the opportunity to fix it today.  It's a new day, let's start it off right so that someone will look at us and say "hey, you act just like your Daddy"

I've been known to procrastinate.  I'm sure I'm not the only one.  It's always better (or so we think) to put off that "thing" until tomorrow.  "I just don't have time right now!" "I will get to it later today".  We keep making excuses and little by little that "later" or "tomorrow" becomes next week, next month, next year....never!  

Unfortunately, we just don't have the luxury to wait anymore.  There are people who are depending on what we are putting off and we just need to do it.  Sometimes our own deliverance depends on our moving forward in that moment, in our reacting IMMEDIATELY! 

In Mark 1, beginning around verse 10 and continuing through verse 42 there is one word that you see over and over again, if you are looking at the New American Standard version.  What's that word, you wonder?  Well it is IMMEDIATELY!  You see when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan - "IMMEDIATELY" He saw the heavens open with a dove coming on Him.  Our confirmation is in our IMMEDIATELY!   

Next  we see that IMMEDIATELY He is led to go into the wilderness where He endured and conquered the temptations of the enemy.  Our victory is in our IMMEDIATELY!

Later in the chapter we see Him seeking out and calling forth those who will be His disciples.  IMMEDIATELY they left their work and started following Him.  IMMEDIATELY they left their family behind and started following Him.  Our direction and destiny is in our IMMEDIATELY!

There's more there, so keep reading.  What is waiting for you at your IMMEDIATELY? Don't wait to find out.  Don't procrastinate anymore.  It's time.  Go ahead and get to it IMMEDIATELY!