Are we honoring God in everything He has entrusted to us?
- Can you squat without joint pain?
- Can you pull a heavy load with ease?
- Can you move to jump & land, bend & twist, and when you have moved, can you still walk afterward?
These actions are movements that define one’s strength.
- How much the scale proclaims we weigh—
- Which size is noted on the clothing we wear—
- What we eat or refuse to consume—
These are merely decoration and image, not strength. Do you agree?
- As a fifty-eight-year-old individual, I do agree with the difference found between strength and image.
- Furthermore, as a follower of Jesus for forty-three-years, I also do agree with the difference found between present treasure and treasures stored in heaven.
I wonder: Am I closer to God today than I’ve ever been?
Do you wonder the same?
“LORD,
(The Psalms 39: 4-5 NASB)
make me to know my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how transient I am.
Behold,
You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah”
Selah—Pause right there. Take a breath. Ponder the significance of God’s Word.
Yes—Time here on earth is fleeting.
Whatever “good” we are to accomplish within this life, we must do it now, today, for the Bible is clear. It is GOD who holds our promise of tomorrow. We must work now, while it is today, to advance God’s Kingdom here on earth, for the Bible is true. It is the LORD who numbered our days even before HE ordained our first one.
So, we pray: “LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days;”
Father, we ask: “Let me know how transient I am.”
We are destined to be immortal; our lives do not merely end once our earthly body comes to its demise. Eternity does exist for both the just and the unjust, for both the righteous and the unrighteous. PLANT A FLAG IN THIS TRUTH—NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD—FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO KNOW GOD!
It might be good to pause to listen to the melody: “To Know Me” by Lauren Daigle. These beautiful lyrics speak of our need to share Jesus, our friend, with those we meet.
Heaven is waiting.
When we leave this world, will our fingerprints be left on others?
Are we grateful for every single minute of today?
- Do we know Jesus, our friend?
- Do we share Jesus, our Savior, with those we encounter?
- Do others know we are a follower of Jesus when they encounter us?
- Do others see Jesus in us?
- Are we a servant-leader like Jesus?
- Would we willingly bow down in front of twelve men and wash 120 dirty toes, just as Jesus did on the night He was to be crucified on the cross?
- Am I & Are you SERVING, LOVING & GIVING our lives for others?
Are we honoring God in everything—in all we do, with all our words, & all He has entrusted to us?
The psalmist David understood the vanity of this life—
“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
(The Psalms 39: 5a NASB)
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; . . .”
People will remember our end of days, the end of our lives, so we need to end well.
- Let us be intentional.
- Let us practice more love.
- May we live and be content, ready to respond to the needs of others.
- Let us live more wisely.
- Let us be good stewards of that which God has given to us.
- May we share much more boldly the love of Jesus.
Serve Others. Bless Others.
Give Generously. Trust God.
Live to impact the world by living to further God’s Kingdom.
Live wisely & with urgency.
For an ordinary life lived moment-by-moment for Jesus is Truly an Investment for Eternity.
James, the servant of God, wrote about our faith and works, writing this introduction and this conclusion.
“What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works?
(The Letter of James 2: 14 & 26 NASB)
Can that faith save him?”
. . .
“For just as the body without the spirit is dead,
so also faith without works is dead.”
Jesus will call His followers to account for the use of our resources.
We must never forget: Our Master is returning!
Are we honoring God in everything He has entrusted to us?
- Our resources,
- Our spiritual gifts,
- Our testimonies & Our Savior’s love?
Pause right there. Take a breath. Ponder the truth.
“Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah”
(The Psalms 39: 5b NASB)