When May 4 rolls around, the Ewellogy has been known to pay tribute to Star Wars: May the 4th Be With You. But not until my friend John Ed Mathison posted a blog in 2024, had I ever thought about “the only calendar day that’s a command:”

March 4th!

March Forth! It’s not a bad word. It’s essentially what God told Joshua:

Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. (Joshua 1.2, ESV)

That’s encouraging(?): “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore…” Therefore, what? Mourn the loss? Hold a memorial service? NO!

March Forth…into the land.

As the old saying goes, are you standing on the promises or sitting on the premises?

March Forth…on the path God is leading you.

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28.18, 19, ESV)

In other words:

March Forth!