The Life Of A Worship Leaderနမူနာ

If You Only Have Today?

“Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.” – Publilius Syrus

Suppose you only have today. How will you live it?

Yesterday our son was helping me around the house. He saw my Bible and said, "Daddy, is this your Jesus book?" You can hear the fragile crackling of paper as he carefully unfolded each page.

He asked me about all the lines and circles I drew, the different color highlights, and the many tabs of bookmarks. He smiled as he thought and told me about His Bible, too.

If I only had today, what would he see from the book of my life? What are the drawn lines he would see from my heart? What would the circles of my time reveal? Would he see the colors of my care and remember the bookmarks of each important, everyday moment?

Ecclesiastes 9:9 reminds us: "Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that He has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." This refers to all of life, love, and family the Father has given us.

Live each day, every page as God has written. Work hard, play hard, but live life even harder. Enjoy His goodness, but don't wear yourself out (Proverbs 23:4). Have the restraint to say no, and have the grace to say yes, to the things that matter (Psalm 34:12; Matthew 6:19).

How are you to live? Worship God with your life. Worship the Lord by the love you show your family. Give God praise that leads others into His goodness.

Each day, begin with this focus from Jude 1:21: "Keep yourselves in the love of God, expecting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life." Impact your family, your friends, and the people you walk with each day. Let them see Jesus in you.

Life is more than four walls and a calendar. If you only have today, how are you going to live it?

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