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*ONE DAY AT A TIME-2.*



Text:Matthew 6:34

 "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.


 *"...beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." (2 Peter  3:8).* If this singular truth is well entrenched and established in your heart, you will learn to value your daily journey with the Lord. 

A daily walk on earth can amount to a thousand walk in God's sight, and a thousand walk can be pressed into a day's journey before the Lord.

The import of this narrative is that God wants you to live one day at a time. There are certain walks you will take, that heaven will reward you eternally. That's a day corresponding to a thousand years.

For instance, let us consider the good works of a woman in Matthew 26-7-13. While Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon, the leper, Mary came with an alabaster box of  of spikenard ointment.. This was a very precious and expensive ointment. She broke the box and poured the ointment on Jesus' head.

In response to this singular act, people around became so angry. They felt the woman had wasted resources. They believed such precious ointment should have been sold and use the proceeds for charity works to the poor. 

Little did the people who witnessed this event realised that Mary's good deed has qualified her for more than a thousand years' reward just within one day. 

Jesus said to the people, "Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her."(Matthew 26:13).

Jesus had ascended to heaven for over 2000 years ago, and we are still talking about the good deeds of this woman. Her good deeds travels with the gospel as proclaimed by Jesus.

You need discernment to be able to know how to live a thousand year in one day. This woman could discern well that the precious ointment in the alabaster box was not meant for the poor, but for Jesus.

A song by Meriam Bellina, "One Day at a Time" teaches the importance of living  one day at a time with eternity in view.

One day at a time sweet Jesus,
That's all am asking from you.
Lord give me the strength.
To do everyday what I have to do.
Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus 
And tomorrow may never be mine.
Lord help me TODAY, show me the way.
One day at a time.


 *Bible  Reading :* 

Matthews 6:31-34, Matthew 26:6-13

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father LORD, I submit all my cares and burdens unto you in the name of Jesus.

2.) Father LORD, teach me to live one day at a time.


 

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