8-20-2024

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 aunt tomorrow but if the Lord calls her 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 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.

    God gives us the time. There are 168 hours in a week. We sleep about 50-60 of them. The rest is time to use. We have time to do the thing in life that is most important to us. We have the time, but do we have the right priority? I hear it often, “when I get time, I will go to church.” Never assume there is a tomorrow. Of all the funerals that I have officiated, I have never heard anyone say, “I spent all the time with him that I would have wanted.” Everyone wishes they had more time. We do not have more time; we have the time we have right now. Do not waste it, especially on petty disagreements that, in the end, are so worthless. God gives you time. He created time so we could have a life to live. He created time for you and me to show his love to those around us. Don’t wait, do not procrastinate. Share God’s love first and foremost then, with the time that is left, start over.

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