OUR MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY

 

James 4:14: For what is your life? It is even a
vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

 
If you’re like most people I know, the following words
proceeded out your mouth at least once as a child:  “I can’t wait
until I get grown!”  In those days, it seemed as if time passed at a
snail’s pace.  But now that I’m in my early forties, it appears as
if my days (and years) go by “lightning fast!” The older I get, the
more I value every day The Lord allows me to see. 
 
When we consider that we’ll live someplace eternally,
our earthly existence is like a vapor.  And we must contemplate how and with
whom we spend our time on earth.  Let’s evaluate our lives to ensure that
we’re not wasting our priceless commodity of time on things (and people)
that add no value to our lives. 
 
The exhortation today is to thank God for the precious
commodity of life. 
 
Let’s Pray:    “Father, thank You
for life.  We pray that You’ll give us the wisdom to evaluate and
prioritize our lives.  Don’t let us waste time doing useless things, in
Jesus’ Name, amen.” 
 
Daily
Prayer:

“Oh, that You would bless me indeed,

and enlarge my territory,

that Your hand would be with me,

and that You would keep me from evil,

that I may not cause pain!”
The Prayer of Jabez, I Chronicles 4:10
 
Daily Confession:
 
Father,
I thank You for making me the head and not the tail
Above only and not beneath
The lender and not the borrower
The conqueror and not the conquered
 
I thank You for giving me all things that pertain unto life
and godliness
And for delivering my life from death and destruction
So that I shall live and not die to declare your works
 
I thank You that no sickness shall live in my body today
For by Your Stripes I’m healed
I confess that I will not be stressed, oppressed, or
depressed
Because You’re keeping me in perfect peace as my mind
is stayed on Thee
 
I confess that there shall be no lack in my life today
For my God shall supply all my needs according to His Riches
in Glory by Christ Jesus
 
Thank You that all things are working together for my good
And that You always cause me to triumph
 
This is the day that you have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
 
In Jesus, Name, amen.
                                        
Questions of the Day:
Challenge
 
Find out as many Scriptures as you can that go with the
daily confession