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What to Do Today?
. . . redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16
Recommended Reading
Psalm 90:12-14
When Katie Davis graduated from high school in America and volunteered to teach kindergarten in Uganda, she didn't know she would one day become mother to 13 orphaned girls and teacher and provider for hundreds more. In her book, Kisses from Katie, she describes what seems at times to be an overwhelming task -- and her solution: "I began each day saying, ‘Okay, Lord, what would you have me do today? . . . I was walking through life one moment at a time, blown away by what God could do through me if I simply said yes." 1
The best way to make the most of a life given as a gift from God is to make the most of today. God doesn't expect us to plan for the entire future -- just today. Consider how much good can be accomplished in one day in the lives of the people God puts in our path!
When Paul wrote, ". . . redeeming the time," he was talking about today, tomorrow, the day after -- one day at a time. Why the focus on today? Because a day not redeemed is a day gone forever. And because a life is nothing but a collection of todays.
Procrastination is not only the thief of time, it is also the grave of opportunity.
Unknown
Read-thru-the-Bible
Deuteronomy 1:1 -- 2:37
1 Katie J. Davis and Beth Clark, Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption (Brentwood, TN: Howard Books, 2011), 43-44.
. . . redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:16
Recommended Reading
Psalm 90:12-14
When Katie Davis graduated from high school in America and volunteered to teach kindergarten in Uganda, she didn't know she would one day become mother to 13 orphaned girls and teacher and provider for hundreds more. In her book, Kisses from Katie, she describes what seems at times to be an overwhelming task -- and her solution: "I began each day saying, ‘Okay, Lord, what would you have me do today? . . . I was walking through life one moment at a time, blown away by what God could do through me if I simply said yes." 1
The best way to make the most of a life given as a gift from God is to make the most of today. God doesn't expect us to plan for the entire future -- just today. Consider how much good can be accomplished in one day in the lives of the people God puts in our path!
When Paul wrote, ". . . redeeming the time," he was talking about today, tomorrow, the day after -- one day at a time. Why the focus on today? Because a day not redeemed is a day gone forever. And because a life is nothing but a collection of todays.
Procrastination is not only the thief of time, it is also the grave of opportunity.
Unknown
Read-thru-the-Bible
Deuteronomy 1:1 -- 2:37
1 Katie J. Davis and Beth Clark, Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption (Brentwood, TN: Howard Books, 2011), 43-44.
