Daily Devotional
You’ve Got 24 for You to Use
“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
September 3, 2020
Ponder This
Has it ever occurred to you that for you to cease living, God wouldn’t have to take your life? All He’d have to do is just stop giving you life! Every day is a gift from God. Time is something God gave you today and will give you tomorrow. It’s not something you own. God is the creator, the possessor of time.
So I am a steward of the time God has given me, and one day I will have to answer to God for what I did with this day and every day. Twenty-four hours in the day, 1,440 minutes, 88,000 seconds. And every one of them is a precious gift from God.
I don’t know who first wrote these words, but they’re meaningful to me. I’ve heard them since I was a teenager:
I have only just a minute,
Only sixty-seconds in it.
Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it,
forced upon me, can’t refuse it.
But up to me just how I use it.
I must suffer if I lose it.
Give account if I abuse it.
Just a tiny little minute,
But eternity is in it.
Practice This
Don’t go around saying, “Well, he has more time than I have.” That’s wrong. We all have the same amount of time. Everybody has 24 hours a day. The difference is how people use the time God has given them. I want you to see this time as a provided opportunity God wants you to awaken to. My dear friend, how are you planning to use those 24 hours today?
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
