A Day in the Life - July 8, 2008

Good Tuesday morning. It is a back to work day for me, praise the Lord for the privilege of working for Him. Do you get up and remind yourself that you are God's child? A child of the king and of the Most High God? If not, you certainly should. However, in saying these things to myself, I often wonder if I am just mouthing phrases by rote. I do believe that I am missing the point when wondering in that way. Some mornings I may not feel like a child of the king; the blessings may seem far away on a particular day. Once more I must remind each of us, and myself, that being a child of God is not a feeling. We must continue to remind ourselves of the great value placed upon our lives by the sacrifice of Jesus. More precious than all the wealth in this world is the life of a person who believes in Jesus! Feelings come and feelings go, but the love of Jesus is eternal. Lift up your heads and hearts in joy on this day. Live in the peace of Jesus and remember the grace that has bought you.

At times our victories in this life may seem small. We might take a walk, but it doesn't measure up to the standards set by the fitness gurus. We might get out to do some other exercise, but are only able to spend a few minutes at it before going somewhere else. A bit of illness may prevent us from doing well on a test, but we did take the test. Do your victories seem small today? Remember then that we are not the ones leading the charge. In Jesus there is victory, no matter how small it may seem to us. Perhaps your walk didn't last as long as someone else says that it should, but it was getting out and walking, and that is much better than not walking. You may have earned a "B" on the test, but that is better than not showing up for the test at all. We live for Christ; Christ lived and died, and lives again for us! Does the walk or the test really matter so much in the big picture? Our victories may seem small at times, but our failures are smaller still. Remember the love of Jesus and walk in Him! We have so much to live for in the grace and peace of Jesus.

What a wonderful day in Christ Jesus!

Bucky