| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Rest, relax, renew” Our Bible verse for today: “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” James 4:14 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Life is short, time is precious” Not long ago I performed the funeral of a friend who died rather suddenly. He was seventy-one, but he had been a healthy and vigorous seventy-one. However, one day they discovered he had cancer and just a few months later he was gone. Many of you reading this know that a few years ago my daughter Tracy died suddenly as well. The cause was also cancer. It was exactly one week from the time they discovered she even had cancer until she died. One week. I have another friend who lost his daughter instantly, in a car accident. One moment she was alive and well, and the next she was dead. This is what James was referring to in James 4:14. There’s a thin line separating life and death and any of us can cross it at any moment. Life is fragile, unpredictable, sometimes short, and it often ends abruptly. Therefore, we must savor, guard, and cherish the time we have. Time is precious and shouldn’t be wasted. That’s why one of my favorite sayings about time, and one which I often think about, write about, and use in my preaching and teaching, is the one from Benjamin Franklin which, when rephrased in contemporary language says, “Do you value your life? Then value your time. Because time is the stuff that life is made of.” Too many of us waste our time; or we rush through our lives allowing ourselves to be so busy that we don’t really enjoy the time; or even worse, we don’t give our time to the people and things which are really most important. The older I get the more I appreciate and value my time. All this month we have been focusing on the idea of slowing down, focusing on the people and events that matter the most, and truly savoring this gift of life the Lord has given us. Life is short. Time is precious. Let’s be intentional about truly savoring our time by using it in ways that really matter. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville) |
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