Make Your Day Count

​It is another day. Now what?
“So teach us to number our days so that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12

• The point of this verse: Count your days and make your days count!

Friends, it is too easy to WONDER ABOUT OUR DAYS.  WORRY ABOUT OUR DAYS. WASTE OUR DAYS. What if we WALKED IN GOD’S WISDOM EACH DAY? Our days would be awesome and rewarding!! 
The words day and today are used hundreds of times in the Bible.
Our Creator took six days to make creation, ONE DAY AT A TIME. Scripture makes it plain that TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION. God provided heavenly bread for His people Israel ONE DAY AT A TIME. In Matthew 6:25-34 (read the whole passage) Jesus said the birds do not have food panties or storehouses. They are fed ONE DAY AT A TIME. In the Lord’s prayer (Matthew 6:9-13 Jesus told us to pray for “OUR DAILY BREAD.”
 

• When you and I are anxious about a day, we can miss the blessings of that day.

 

• It is short-sighted and bordering on silly not to live a day at a time because that is all God gives us! 

Please listen to me.  You and I can get caught up thinking about every day except the one we are in. Upcoming vacation days. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Graduations. Retirement. It is important to plan ahead. But what about today? Those other events may or may not happen. I just burst someone’s vacation bubble!
Our verse emphasizes making our day count by having a heart of wisdom. I like the idea of presenting my heart as a wise heart to God. Truth be old: I need God’s wisdom every day. How about you?
The day we are living in is the day to serve the Lord with all our heart, walk in His wisdom and tell others about His love.
How To Make Your Days Count

• Realize your day is a gift from God. Embrace the day. Rejoice in the day. Thank the Lord for the day He has given you to live for Him and be a blessing to others in His name.
• The future is made up of one day at a time. Not a week.  Not a month. Not a year. Not a decade One single day after one single day makes for a bright tomorrow!
• Each day has a 24-hour lifespan. Make the most of your day while it is called today.  
• Ask God to give you wisdom and understanding for the day (James 1:5-8). Desire and determine to live your day according to God’s Word in the Bible.
• Enjoy the moments during the day. Never let focusing on the next day or days rob you of the special moments that slip by while you are thinking about another day. You might something you cannot recapture!  
• Never let tomorrow steal today. Guard yourself today from the temptation to worry about tomorrow. Jesus said “Do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34
• Share with others the blessings of the day you are living. Give God the glory for a good day in Him! 
• End your day thanking the Lord for your day. Then happily return it to Him. Before you drift off to dreamland, pray “Lord, I give my day back to You with gratitude and joy.”  
• Having counted your day and made it count, look forward to tomorrow’s day. Another day if the Lord is willing.

Fellow Christian, today is the day for you and me to live for God’s glory. To love the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. Today is the day for you and me to be salt and light in our world. Today is the day to witness to lost souls.
Today is the day to rejoice in God’s goodness. Today is the day for us who know Him to look for Jesus to split the eastern sky and come back to take us home to heaven. What a glorious day that will be!!!!!!!
When you and I look back on the history of our lives, the many days and years we lived, will we be satisfied that we counted our days, one at a time, and made them count? I hope I will.

• A less stressful, healthy, peace-producing, satisfying way to enjoy life: LIVE ONE DAY AT A TIME.

 

• How about today my friend?  What is your day going to be like today? You decide, no matter what happens, you will rejoice in the Lord and make your day count.

“This is the day the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24
“But encourage one another day after day as long as it is still called TODAY, unless any of you be hardened by the deceitful of sin.” Hebrews 3:15
A Word For Your Week: Make the most of today because today matters.