Remembering

James 4:13-15, "Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; ¹⁴ whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. ¹⁵ Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”

 

God has a way of teaching us or reminding us of principles that are very important to know. I have found that He can use the events of our life; He can use the situations that we are facing; or He can even use the people that we encounter as we navigate the road called life. This past week found me in one of those moments in which God wanted to remind me and now remind you of the principle that is revealed in the scripture that I shared today. Each of us have probably thought about or spoken with someone concerning the brevity or shortness of our life or the life of a loved one or friend. We have also talked about how "quick" our life has passed or vanished right before our eyes.

 

Those of us who have children see this truth played out before our eyes through the lives of our children and grandchildren. But my question is, "Does the knowledge of this truth truly impact or make a difference in the way that we live our life?" Do we approach life realizing and understanding that we are daily drawing closer to the end of our time on this Earth? I do not desire to paint a dark picture of gloom or doom over you but I do feel that the Spirit desires to give each of us a wake-up call to the truth about eternity.

 

Life is short regardless of the time that you spend on planet Earth. The true essence of a man or woman's life is not determined by the length of our years but our relationship with Jesus Christ and the depth of our character. We can not change what we have done with our life but we can change what we are doing with our life. The choice is left to each one of us and God has given us "free will" to make that choice. I encourage you to make the right choice today so that you look back on your life and realize that you made a difference in someone and you can look forward and know that your eternal reunion with God lies in front of you.