OUR MOST IMPORTANT DAY
Psalm 91:11
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
43 years ago I sat in a hospital room waiting. It was an exciting time. There was a lot of hustle and bustle in and out of the room, giving updates and information. Finally our first son arrived. What joy and celebration. Our first child had arrived (and our second 3 years later) and at the time it seemed like the most important days in their lives... and it was until the following day.
Our birth is often considered the most important day in our lives. While it's pretty important on that day each day after that should become the most important day. Each day that we move into should become that most important day.
For those that have had a rebirth into the family of God, we might think that the day that we accepted Christ and were born again is going to carry as the most important day in our life. But even that day should only be considered our most important day for a short time. We have living to do, beyond that day and loving of others with the love of Christ
In Francis Schaeffer's book, "True Spirituality", he wrote this...
"In one way, the new birth is the most important thing in our spiritual lives, because we are not Christians until we have come this way. In another way, however, after one has become a Christian, it must be minimized, in that we should not always have our minds only on our new birth. The important thing after being born spiritually is to live."
Yes, we should be grateful for our past and God's gift on that day. We look forward expectantly to the bright future ahead with Christ. But our present walk with Christ, right now, is the most important moment in our lives.
All of the following verses speak in the present tense. This means that each day gives us new direction through God's word that is fresh and new for today.
Romans 14:17 says, "The kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
1 John 1:7 reaffirms this emphasis on the present—true spirituality is concerned with walking in the light "as He is in the light, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin."
We need to refocus today (and every day) on our present walk with Christ. If your fellowship with the Lord is broken, let 1 John 1:1&9 light the path. It says, "If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Each and every day is the most important day of our lives... we need to live them out like that.
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