Good Morning All,
Proverbs 27:1; "Do
not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring".
Are you
the type of person who has planned for all your work to begin tomorrow? Will
you begin to exercise more and eat less, tomorrow? Are you going to get up
early and read the Bible, tomorrow? Are you going to show more patience to your
children or love for your spouse, tomorrow? Are you going to visit a lonely
neighbor, tomorrow? We put a lot on our plate; we plan a full day as long as it
is tomorrow. Sometimes, we actually do plan to do it tomorrow, but
something comes up; an activity or event that was unplanned suddenly changes
everything. I may plan to take the kids to the park tomorrow but if it
rains, then what? Well, there is the next tomorrow. I may plan to visit my
sick, elderly relative tomorrow but if the Lord calls them home tonight, then what?
There is no tomorrow. Tomorrow is gone and all my boasting about tomorrow is
lost.
We live in
a time when business and commerce go on 24 hours a day; there is no guarantee of
tomorrow only today. We need to share God's love with those around us in
the same fashion. Remember that there is a time and a place for love; it is at
any time and in any place. God's love for us is overwhelming and is an everyday
occurrence. We should show this same love to those around us especially those
whom God has given to us as family, friends, neighbors, and fellow church
members. We are God's children, He has plans for us, a purpose for our lives. We
should live our lives on purpose, not just by accident. Time is a gift we never
get back and should never waste so you it to the fullest, show God's love to
others as freely as He has showed it to you.
So, we are to live each day, to its
fulness. We should not miss the opportunity to speak of our love for each other
and to reconcile with those to whom we have a strained or broken relationship. There
may not be a tomorrow so, we should act today. Speak today, act today, love
today. This is God’s guidance for us. Do not assume that we have weeks to “get around
to it,” we may have little time at all. The truth of our frailness, the fragility
of our existence is never far away.
Yet
God in his mercy, gives us the life we have. And while we may not know what
tomorrow may bring, we know of an eternity with our heavenly Father and the
certainty of his gracious gift of perfection to come. We possess God’s great gift,
granted to us in love; a love we should share today with those around us.
Father in heaven, give
us the wisdom and courage to share your love with those around us today. Let us
speak the kind word, let us be the friendly face to those who may be in need. Move
us to love as if it is our last day here on this earth. Move us to show Your
compassion on all. In Jesus' Precious Name we pray, Amen.
God's Peace,
Pastor Bret
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