Dave’s Monday Blast – May 7, 2018
Scripture is clear: “You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes” (James 4:14). That’s why the psalmist prayed, “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)
Since we only have today to be ready for eternity, it is essential that we live this day in alignment with God’s word and will. The Holy Spirit wants to mold us into the character of Jesus (Romans 8:29), a commitment he invites us to share.
In My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers notes: “Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing, it makes no difference…When any duty presents itself we hear God’s voice as Our Lord heard His Father’s voice, and we are ready for it with all the alertness of our love for Him. Jesus Christ expects to do with us as His Father did with Him.”
Pastor Jim Denison comments. “Martin Luther King Jr. stated, ‘We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.’ Brother Lawrence added, ‘If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God’s constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit.'”
Denison continues, “We can view mortality as a subject to be avoided, or we can view it as an opportunity to be sanctified. Knowing that we may meet Jesus tomorrow lends urgency to our obedience today, and it reminds us that the worst that can happen to us leads to the best that can happen to us. It frees us to live in this moment, trusting tomorrow to the God of eternity.” That’s good isn’t it!
When we live each day as it comes, we can focus on the opportunity in the moment. Mother Teresa: “I believe in person to person. Every person is Christ to me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is the one person in the world at that moment.” All of God there is, is in the moment. So…as I am prone to say…make it a good one because you know…you cannot get a moment of it back!
