Significant Day!

If I were to ask you what is the most significant day of the year, what might you say? Would it be a holiday, birthday, anniversary, or some other day dotting the calendar that is held special?

What would you consider the most significant day of the week? Friday, because it is the end of the school and work week? Saturday as a play day? Sunday as the first day of the week and communion together with the Lord? Or some other day on which you have some special activity regularly scheduled?

When it comes to days in this sense, remember Paul's exhortation where he wrote. . .

"One person esteems ONE DAY AS BETTER than another, while another esteems ALL DAYS ALIKE. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind." ( Romans 14:5 ESV)

Whatever the view, Paul urged it to be done "in honor of the Lord." ( Romans 14:6 ESV) However, though we might affirm the judgment day or the day of the coming of the Lord as being at the top of the list of days of most significance, there is another day of which the paramount importance is not to be missed.

In view of our eternal rest to come and the need for obedience to enter it, the Hebrew writer stated. . .

"(6) Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, (7) again he appoints a certain day, 'TODAY,' saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, 'TODAY, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.'" ( Hebrews 4:6-7 ESV)

TODAY is the day for changes to be made. We cannot change the past and tomorrow has not yet come. TODAY is the only day we presently have in which to live. Recognizing TODAY is the first day of the rest of our life, what we do with it is very significant. To procrastinate is a gamble because we are not promised tomorrow. (note James 4:14-15)

We are to live mindful of the significance of what we do TODAY in view of the eternity God desires to provide us. TODAY the heart is to be open to His Will. TODAY is the day to make certain our life is right with God. TODAY our life is to be used for His purposes. TODAY are opportunities that tomorrow may not provide to serve and fulfill God's desires. May TODAY truly be used "in honor of the Lord." By so doing we will be making the most of our days.

Have a great TODAY TO THE GLORY OF GOD!
Carl

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