Thought for Friday, February 1st

February 1, 2013

These are the Days of Our Lives

What days are the most important days of your life?

      Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.  For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Philippians 2:12

“How we live our days is… how we live our lives.”

-       Anne Dillard

Each day is an opportunity filled with potential and possibility, especially for Christians.

Our days on this earth are limited and minimum in contrast to eternity: so our challenge is to make the most of them and to make each one count for something worthy and worthwhile: and of course that would intone that we did something or accomplished something of an eternal value that would bring honor and glory to God.

There is an older praise song composed by Les Garret; taken from Psalms 118:24 that goes like this:

This is the day, this is the day

That the Lord hath made,

That the Lord hath made.

We will rejoice, we will rejoice

And be glad in it, and be glad in it.

This is the day that the Lord hath made;

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

This is the day, this is the day that the Lord hath made.

Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes:

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.  The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.  And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:8-14

So it would seem wise to conclude that each day God gives should be given back to Him for the purpose of doing those things that will please and honor Him.

So doesn’t that mean every day is an important and special day?

Today’s Prayer

Father, each day is an opportunity – help me make the most of each opportunity you give me.