Making the most of today

There is a simple fact about time, and that is we can never get it back. As we go forward in time throughout our lives, we change. Our bodies age and we soon become old. I think the writer James said it best in James 4:14, “For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” It is clear that we do not live long. That is why we need to make the best of today.

How do we do this? Well, first of all, every selfish desire and sin that may be within us must go. It must be swept away. We cannot make the best of today if we are living in sin. Any day in sin is a bad day, therefore it must go (James 1:21).

Secondly, our thoughts of tomorrow have to be controlled, and when I say this, I mean the worries of tomorrow. It’s hard to concentrate on something while having to worry about something else. Jesus said in Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Once sin and every selfish desire, along with the worries of tomorrow have gone, you are now free to live today to the fullest. To do this, the thought and the intent of living today for God and others must reside in your heart (Philippians 2:4).

Now you can make the best of today. Now you will be fully able to make a difference in the lives of others for the better. But the choice is yours. You have today and may not have tomorrow. What will you do? Hopefully you will make the most of today while you still have it.

Jonathan Glaesemann