On the Go - June 13, 2010

The longer you live, the less time you have. 3232

Live it
Yesterday I met two men from different countries. The first was Ho from China and the second Oeung from Cambodia. Both were engineers in different professions working in Memphis for different companies, one living in Bartlett and the other in Southaven. Their names are quite different from those in America, because they come from far away countries. What they share in common however, is a genuine concern for their family's welfare. But what we all share in common is life, the unique opportunity to make the most of the time afforded us.

Which is better, to attend a funeral for a baby who's died or a funeral for an old person? When you look at it that way, you begin to understand what Solomon was saying. Long life is a blessing to anyone who redeems their time, but just the opposite for someone who doesn't. My wife and I frequently look at the obituaries to see if someone we know has died. One thing for certain, the longer we're blessed to live, the more funerals we get to attend. Bringing it home with one telling question, I must ask if you think you will gain anything by living one more day?

Pray it
This is the day You have made, I will rejoice in it, and show my gratefulness in the way I live it.

Resources
God expects His people to practice discretion when receiving a message in his Name. (2001)
When the child of God dies, his light doesn't go out but simply shines in a different place. (2002)
God looks beyond our abilities to see if we have God-dependency. (2004)
Thanks to God, our destiny as sinners can be fixed through the blood of Jesus Christ. (2005)
Our spiritual worth is not measured by who we are. (2006)
When God blesses someone, everyone in proximity is blessed. (2007)
God loves us the way we are. (2008)
Our desire becomes like God's when we begin to see as He does.. (2009)

Pray for...
My husband or wife.

My children.

Their school.

Their teachers.

My children's friends.

My friends.

My work.

My city.

Governmental leaders.

My country.

My President.

My church.

My pastor.

My church leadership.

Sister churches.

Persecuted churches.

Missionaries.

The sick.

The lost.

Those in despair.

Those in the hospital.

Those grieving.

Widows.

Orphans.

Myself.

Prayertower Devotionals are the original creation of James R. Green:
Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003)
Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004)
Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005)
One-minute Devotionals (2006 to present).

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