The Latin phrase “carpe diem” means seize the day. \u00a0Psalm 118:24 tells us “this is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” \u00a0I was driving earlier this morning listening to the radio. \u00a0There was a man teaching convocation at Liberty University earlier this semester, and they were replaying his message to the students. \u00a0He said something that struck me and stuck with me. \u00a0I didn’t even hear who the man was, but he said “don’t crucify your today between two thieves. \u00a0The thief of yesterday and the thief of tomorrow.” \u00a0That is all I got to hear of the message, but it struck me at how often we crucify our today between yesterday and tomorrow. \u00a0So many times we are robbed of our joy today, because of our past. \u00a0So many people walk around in bitterness and unforgiveness not towards others, but rather towards themselves. \u00a0They feel as though God couldn’t possibly love them, because of what they have done in the past. \u00a0Or they feel like they are worthless, because of past mistakes. \u00a0To those people, I want to remind you of a scriptural truth dealing with forgiveness. \u00a0Psalm 103:12 says, “As far as the east is from the west, so<\/i> far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” \u00a0If you have been forgiven by God, it is over and done with. \u00a0If God has forgiven you, then you need to move past it and let it go. \u00a0Here is the truth about yesterday, no amount of shame, pain, regret, or desiring to change it will actually change it. \u00a0Yesterday is gone. \u00a0All you can do is be forgiven by God for it, learn from it, grow from it, and move on.<\/p>\n
However, there is also the thief of tomorrow. \u00a0We often put off decisions until “tomorrow.” \u00a0Much like that elusive diet or life change we need to make, we say we will start it “tomorrow.” \u00a0The problem is often tomorrow never comes. \u00a0We are often consumed about the future and what will happen. \u00a0Yet James tells us in James 4:13-14, “Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be<\/i> on the morrow. For what is<\/i> your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” \u00a0Jesus told us in Matthew 6 not to worry about tomorrow. \u00a0The reason we shouldn’t worry about tomorrow is because it may never come. \u00a0I don’t say that to be morbid, but rather to alleviate your worry about something that may not even happen.<\/p>\n
There is only one July 7, 2014. \u00a0Once it is gone there will never be another one, so don’t waste it! \u00a0Seize today for all its worth. \u00a0You can do that by thanking God for giving you today. \u00a0Every day is a gift from God. \u00a0You can seize today by telling those close to you how you feel about them. \u00a0Don’t wait until tomorrow to tell someone that you love them. \u00a0You can seize today by seeing every opportunity that comes your way today as an invitation from God to get to know Him better and to grow as a person. \u00a0Yes some opportunities are going to be disguised as pain, suffering, or difficulty. \u00a0But they are opportunities to learn about God’s love and for you to grow as a person. \u00a0Make the most of today, because it will be gone sooner than you think!<\/p>\n
By His grace and through His strength may we live for Him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Latin phrase “carpe diem” means seize the day. \u00a0Psalm 118:24 tells us “this is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.” \u00a0I was driving earlier this morning listening to the radio. … Read More