Nov
04
2009
What if Your Life Ended Today?
The Bible reminds us that life is a vapor, “a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes” (James 4:14). If this is the case, then how should we approach each day? In fact, how should we prepare ourselves just in case our life ends today?
As I was reading The Valley of Vision yesterday, I was greatly convicted by this phrase from the prayer titled “Morning Dedication” (221):
May I speak each word as if my last word,
and walk each step as my final one.If my life should end today,
let this be my best day.
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I rarely consider the fact that today could be my last. I don’t ask myself whether I would regret the way I used my time if these were the last twenty-four hours of my life. Josh Moody recently pointed out that meditating regularly on the things of eternity, both judgment and glory, are important motivations in the life of the pastor. I pray that God will give me, and the American church, a more eternal perspective that drives us to new levels of holiness and zeal.