Daily Devotional: Monday, September 16 – Make The Most Of It

“For he is aware of how we’re shaped, he remembers that we’re mud. The lifetime of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the sector; the wind blows over it and it’s gone, and its place remembers it no extra.” — Psalm 103:14-16

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David Pollack was a first-round draft choose for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2005 after stellar highschool and faculty careers, together with being a first-team All-American 3 times on the College of Georgia. However within the second sport of his second season, he made a deal with on Reuben Droughns of the Cleveland Browns, and in doing so, Pollack broke his neck. He was by no means in a position to play the sport he liked once more.

He was, nevertheless, in a position to have an pleasurable and profitable profession as a sports activities commentator for a few years, and has accomplished an ideal job of being a spokesman for Christ and preserving every part in correct perspective. He didn’t get bitter about having such a short NFL profession.

Once we graduate from highschool, we’re younger with shiny, shining eyes. Our muscle tissues are sturdy. We will run a few miles and never get very drained, make lengthy highway journeys and nonetheless rise up the following day with loads of vitality. We keep in mind the phrases to songs, passwords, the names of the general public in our group, and the names of present film stars and fashionable singers. On the whole, we’re not as afraid to begin one thing new or attempt a special sort of labor.

Once we’re younger, we don’t anticipate to have well being issues or to succeed in a time once we can’t get in our automobile and go the place we need to go and do what we need to do. As time passes by, although, many people get married and begin households, then steadily we’d begin going to the physician extra typically and understand how treasured life is. That’s why God reminds us that this life doesn’t final lengthy. “For he is aware of how we’re shaped, he remembers that we’re mud. The lifetime of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the sector; the wind blows over it and it’s gone, and its place remembers it no extra” (Psalm 103:14-16). We have to profit from it.

Although we all know God gave us unbelievable brains to suppose, our minds most likely received’t work greater than 90 or 100 years. Our hips, knees and ankles solely have so many steps to provide us earlier than our life is completed. Maybe we predict we’re wholesome now — and hopefully we’re — however nothing is promised. Absolutely, life is treasured — and transient in mild of eternity — whether or not we’re younger or previous. “Why, you don’t even know what’s going to occur tomorrow. What’s your life? You’re a mist that seems for a short while after which vanishes” (James 4:14).

Whereas we’ve got a sound thoughts, we’d like to ensure we’re proper with God. The Lord is all the time able to make {that a} actuality.

— Invoice Kent, Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Sylvania, Georgia

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