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Dear Young Christian,
Whew! A whole month of this year is gone already! It makes me think about what Job said concerning his life. “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle” (Job 7:6). David likens our life to “a shadow that passeth away” (Psalm 144:4). Ethan the Ezrahite declared, “How short my time is” (Psalm 89:47).
James says, “it is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” (James 4:14).
This is why it is so important to make every day of our lives count for the Lord. We will someday have to give an account to Him, not for our sins, but for how well we used our time and resources for His glory and the blessing of others. “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God” (Romans 14:12). Whatever time we may have wasted in the past, let’s think about this verse as we head out this week: “That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God” (1 Peter 4:2). And let’s spend our time and days wisely!
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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