Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Trusting God”
Our Bible verse for today: “Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.” Proverbs 27:1 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “We have to trust God for all our days.”
It has been rightly said that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. You can bet the government will find a way to get their share of your paycheck, and you can also be sure that one day your life will end in death. And, the truth is that none of us knows when our time will come. God is the One who has numbered our days. He is the One who knows the day, the hour, the minute our lives will end. As Solomon said, we simply don’t know what a day will bring. And so, we have to trust God.
Probably one of the best pieces of advice I ever received with regard to keeping our lives in proper perspective went something like this, “Plan as if you will live another eighty years, but live as if today will be your last day.” That’s actually pretty wise advice. We need to plan and prepare as if God intends to leave us on this earth for a long time to come. By doing that we will on the one hand, be prepared to make good use of all the resources, skills, talents, and time He has entrusted us with and to take advantage of our opportunities. But on the other hand, we also live each day with a sense of urgency that leads us to live each moment to the fullest.
When we approach life in that way we’re prepared for whatever it is the Lord has determined for us. If He is granting me yet another day of life, I prepared for it yesterday and I’m ready to make the best use of it today. If today is to be the last day of my life, I will live it to the fullest and squeeze from it every bit of joy and happiness I can get before it’s over. Then, trust God. For He alone knows what the day will bring.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 