While It Is Day - The Artist Call

John 9:4 – “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.”

For some strange reason, you think this gift you have is only for you. It isn't, and you do a disservice to the rest of our fellow humankind by holding back. Stop it! Redeem the time! Get to work!

Introduction: The Clock of the Artist

Beloved artists, hear me: your brush, your voice, your pen, your dance—it is not mere craft. It is light. Jesus said, “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day.”

There is chronos—the ticking of rehearsals, deadlines, and opening nights. But then there is kairos—the sacred moment when God ordains that your art pierce the darkness, heal a wound, lift a soul, or rebuke injustice.

As artists, our temptation is to wait until conditions are perfect—more funding, more recognition, more time. But the Spirit says: “Now is the accepted time. Now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2)

1. The Urgency of Kairos for Artists

Paul urges: “Redeem the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16). Evil days demand bold art. Every painting, song, film, or play can be a lamp lit in the shadows.

Chronos asks, “How long will it take?” Kairos asks, “What must I say now?”

Jesus didn’t wait for a stage or applause; He healed a blind man in John 9, declaring God’s works in the moment. Artists, you too must seize kairos—your next work may be the very spark that shifts someone’s eternity.

2. The Battle with Complacency

But here comes the Nachash—not always in the form of temptation to sin, but in the whisper: “Wait. Later. When you’re ready.”

He lulls the artist into perfectionism, procrastination, and fear of rejection. Yet delay is disobedience disguised as discipline. Remember, night is coming when no man can work.

Don’t bury your talent like the servant in Matthew 25. Don’t waste the song heaven gave you. Don’t sit on the manuscript that could set captives free.

3. Fear vs. Faith-Filled Response

Fear is the Nachash’s favorite weapon: “What if they laugh? What if you fail?”

But faith answers: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:6).

God promises artists: “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory” (Philippians 4:19). That includes your canvas, your stage, your collaborators. You don’t create out of scarcity—you create out of abundance, because the Source Himself is infinite.

4. Shine While It Is Day

Jesus declared: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:14).

Artists, your art is not optional—it is warfare. Each brushstroke, lyric, or performance is an act of resistance against despair, lies, and darkness. The Spirit has lit your lamp—don’t hide it under the bushel of delay. Shine while it is day!

Rallying Cry

Hear this call—not Shakespeare’s, but ours, the artist-warrior:

We few, we blessed few, we band of creators;

For those who wield brush, pen, voice, or stage for the Kingdom,

This day shall be remembered!

Not for wealth, not for applause, but for obedience.

The world may laugh, the serpent may hiss,

But we shall paint truth on the canvas of lies,

We shall sing freedom into prisons of despair,

We shall dance joy into valleys of sorrow,

And we shall write hope upon pages stained with fear.

Let others waste the hours of chronos—

But we will seize kairos!

For night comes when no man can work.

So let us work while it is day,

For the Light has come, and we are His imagers!

Conclusion

Artists, the hour is late, but the call is clear: waste no time—silence complacency. Crush fear. Take up your art as your cross, weapon, and offering.

For the King requires it. And you—yes, you—were born for this moment.