Each Day Matters

"You have told people...about me."

Acts 23:11

“You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God.”  (1 Peter 2:9)  Let’s spend a lifetime making our heavenly Father proud.  Use your uniqueness to do so.  You exited the womb called.  Don’t see yourself as a product of your parents’ DNA, but rather as a Brand-new idea from heaven.

Make a big deal out of God. Become who you are for Him!  Has he not transferred you from a dull, death destined life to a rich, heaven-bound adventure?  Remember, “You were chosen to tell about the wonderful acts of God” (1 Peter 2:9) and so every day of your life.

With God, every day matters, every person counts.

And that includes you.

God's Priority

"I, the Lord, am you God, who brought, you out of Egypt.  Open your mouth and I will feed you."  Psalm 81:10

"Depend on the Lord; trust Him, and he will take care of you"  (Psalm 37:5).  God is committed to caring for our needs. Paul tells us that a man who won't feed his own family is worse than an unbeliever (1 Timothy 5:8).  How much more will a holy God care for his children?  After all, how can we teach or minister or influence unless we have our basic needs satisfied? Will God enlist us in his army and not provide a commissary?  Of course not.

"I pray that the God of peace will give you every good thing you need so you can do what he wants"  (Hebrews 13:20).  Hasn't that prayer been answered in our life?  We may not have had a feast, but haven't we always had food?  Perhaps there was no banquet, but at least there was bread.  And many times there was a banquet. 

 from The Great House of God

"The Brief Journey of Life"

"Our time on earth is like a shadow" 1 Chronicles 29:15

 He who "lives forever" has placed himself at the head of a band of pilgrims who mutter, "Lord, how long will this go on?" (Psalm 89:46). "How long must I endure this sickness?" "How long must I endure this spouse?" "How long must I endure this paycheck?" Do you really want God to answer? He could, you know. He could answer in terms of the here and now with time increments we know. "Two more years on the illness" "The rest of your life in the marriage." "Ten more years of bills." But he seldom does that. He usually opts to measure the here and now against the there and then. And when you compare this life to that life, this life ain't long.