Live for God, one day at a time

There was a popular song written in 1974 entitled “One Day At A Time” that has been recorded by somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 different recording artists. One line of the song reads, “Lord help me today, show me the way, one day at a time.”

Perhaps that’s the concept the Psalmist had in mind when he wrote these words in Psalms 118:24, “This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad today!” (NCV).

Here is a man with a word of wisdom that all of us would do good to live by. He lived in a long-ago day, but he has a philosophy that is fresh and up to date for us today. In fact, I am persuaded this is even more needed in our crowded and hectic world than it was in the quieter time in which he was privileged to live.

What you and I need to do is to learn this man’s secret. If we claim the promises of God today, we take care of our yesterdays and leave the past with God. Just as God takes care of yesterday, so will he take care of tomorrow. Today is all we have; it is all we can manage, and it is all we need.

If we live right today, we can leave yesterday and tomorrow in the hand of God. What we must do is make sure we live for God today.

It’s something to think about.