Understanding Life

Saturday 14 March
READ: Job 14: 14
MORE LESSON: Job 14: 1 - 5

I know you are alive, or else you would not be reading this today. Today is a great day to be alive, thank God you are. However, there are some things that I want you to know about this life that you have today.

1. Life is a gift, which God has given to you. There are many people more qualified than you that are not alive today. Your life is a gift from God and, by implication, you are a gift to the world.

2. Life is an opportunity as the dead do not have the chance to make any difference anymore. You are alive and it is up to you to choose what to do with the opportunity of life. In all creation, man has the highest privilege such that every other creation of God envies man. This is the reason the Psalmist queried, what is man that thou art mindful of him? Psa. 8:4. You are a human being, alive; you have the greatest opportunity in all creation, so, Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest: Eccl 9:10.

3. Life is short and so you must maximise your time here on earth. If you have this understanding of life, it will make you live with a sense of urgency, Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away: James 4:14.

4. Life has no second chance. For everything you are meant to be and do in life, you have only one shot at it. Life is lived only once and it cannot be reversed or duplicated. Therefore don't waste your life because once you die, know that you are not coming back, ...As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Heb 9:27. After this life, you have no chance to do what you should do that you don't do or to re-do what you don't do properly.

It is what you do on earth that determines your eternity. This implies that if you do not give your life to Jesus till you die, there is no second chance to come back and make things right. Therefore, it is wisdom to insure your eternity by giving your life to Jesus Christ today.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God for wisdom to live a purposeful life.
* Ask God for grace not to live a careless and reckless life.
* Pray that you will not regret this one life that you have.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Memorable, beautiful events will begin to happen in my life this day, in Jesus’ name.