Psalm 84:10 says: "For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere..." If I were given one day to live how would I spend it? What would my attitude be? Do I really believe one day in the presence of the Lord is better than a thousand here on Earth? I would like to think I would have the same attitude as David, but in all honesty, I would probably spend my last day enjoying the things this world has to offer, but why!?
I should be living a life so in awe of God that I look forward to the day I meet Him face to face, yet I feel like I have so much I want to accomplish here first. I want to graduate from college, get a full time job, get married, have kids...I could go on and on. That entire list is about what I want. What does God want for my life? It doesn't matter what I want. Proverbs 19:21 states: "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand." If God calls me home tomorrow, will I be ready?
My prayer is that I would view just one day in the presence of the Lord as more precious than a thousand anywhere else. More precious than time spent with loved ones, more precious than time spent preparing for my future, more precious than the greatest things this world has to offer because this world is nothing compared to the greatness in store for those who have trusted Christ as Savior. This life is temporary. James 4:14 "yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? for you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes." I want to live my life in preparation for the day that I will meet the Lord face to face.
If you were given just one day to live how would you spend it?
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