Today’s Bible readings are Leviticus 13:1-59, Mark 6:1-29, Psalm 39:1-13, & Proverbs 10:10
Psalm 39:4-5
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that
my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made
my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just
a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.”
Has there
ever been a time when you knew there was something about your life that you
needed to change? There may have been a drinking habit that was getting out of
control. There may have been a relationship that was going too far. There may
have been a habit that was hurting you. There might ever have been an attitude toward
somebody that was bringing hurt into your lives & theirs.
I’m sure
that the answer to one of these questions is yes for most people. Maybe there
is a different issue that is in your mind right now as you are reading this. The
details may vary but the core of it is the same—we know that certain things
have the potential to destroy us but we continue to do them
Take smoking
for instance, putting aside the argument of is it sin or not, we know that it
is destructive on the body. It kills people, destroys our bodies, & leads
to all different types of disease. Most people who smoke know that they should
stop smoking. I remember when I use to smoke. I would always say that I would
quit someday, but then kept right on smoking. I hear people say things like this
on a regular basis.
1.
I will quit
when I get ready to quit.
2.
I will
change that tomorrow.
3.
I will
forgive that person, just not right now.
4.
I will
change my attitude when I feel like it.
5.
When I get a
little older I won’t party so much.
6.
Next year
will be different.
7.
I will stop
complaining when things finally get better.
8.
I will get serious
about serving God when I get older.
9.
I will
commit to a church once life slows down.
10.
I’m not done
having fun yet.
The list could
go on for miles. We all are masters at making excuses. But I really believe
that the days of making excuses have to stop. That is what this Psalm of David
is all about.
Psalm 39:4-5
4 “Lord, remind me how brief my time on
earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting
my life is. 5 You have made my life no longer than the width of
my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of
us is but a breath.”
Let me ask
you a question: “What if tomorrow never
comes?” What if you never get the chance to change later? What if you never get
to say what you wanted to say to that person?
James 4:13-14
13 Look here,
you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay
there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14 How do you know what your life will be like
tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s
gone.
It is important
for us to understand that we each have a specific amount of time that we will
be here on this earth. We will have a specific amount of encounters with the
people that God has placed in our lives. There is a definite purpose for which
we have all been created for. We will not live forever in this life. It is
going to be a short time. We must make the most of it for God’s glory.
I am 36
years old. These last 10 years have seemed like only a day. That means that
tomorrow I will be 46. My point is that life is brief. We are but a vapor in
the wind. Some people are blinded. They fail to see life passing by them. They
waste the best years of their lives chasing after things that don’t matter. The
spin their wheels to get what they think they need only to find out that it
wasn’t what they thought it would be. Then their life is over.
WAKE UP!!!
It is time to snap out of it! Life is going to pass you by while you are
sleeping. You don’t have forever to do the things that God has created you to
do. In just a few short days the close of this dispensation is going to come. What
will you do then???
Here are 3
things that you must remember:
1. You were created to fulfill a Divine purpose (Jer. 29:11)
2. Your life on this earth is going to end quicker than you think. (Ps. 39:4-5)
3. When it does, you will have to give an account of what you did with your life. (2 Cor. 5:10)
Here is what
we need to do next:
1 comment:
today is a new day mercies are new this morning. Thank you for giving us encouragement to move forward in our walk with Jesus.
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