13^th of January, 2008 - For What Is Your Life?

Good morning to you all hope this Lord's day finds each of you doing well. Drew is recovering find, Blue's Dad is fairing well and is hopeful, and Ken we need another up date on so keep all in your prayers. Happy birthday to Bruce and Mom they turn another year older tomorrow Bruce is claiming the big 50 and Mom isn't saying.

I'd like each of you to turn your Bible's to James 4:13-17 for it is the text for today's lesson. Verse 13 reminds us that none of us can tell the future. We make plans some short term some long term. Most of us have lived long enough to know that while most of the time we have the opportunity to do as we have planned things can and have changed in a moment's notice without warning. 9-11 changed the world our children will grow up in forever in a moment without warning and beyond our control. Last summer after a year of planning after completing the first 1000 miles of our journey our trip to Montana was canceled. So we understand that things can change in the twinkle of an eye.

Verse 14 remands’ us that life is short and it vanisheth away. Couple these two facts together and none of us know how short our life can be or how long it will be, but in any case compared to eternity it will be short.

So what is the bottom line verse 15-17?   As we make our plans we should acknowledge that if the good Lord is willing we will do such and such, never and I mean never forget that while we are in control of our actions and reactions we are not in control. Secondly, not to boast of our accomplishments because even though we accomplished through our efforts, we did so with the Lord's blessings for it could have turned out different. Finally, we should always do the good that we know to do for the opportunity to do the good we know to do is vanishing away like our life. Take advantage of this day and praise the Lord and love your families and up lift your neighbor. For the time is slipping away perhaps faster than you think. 30 seconds after you die the only thing that matters is if you hear well done thy good a faithful servant or thou shall be well done.

Chaplain Tex