It may be very easy to tell how you are going to end up in life by looking at how you are handling today. Most believers miss it here. They are so engrossed in the thought that something will happen sometime in the near future that will change their lives for the better, that they do not give today the necessary attention.
Whatever you are going to become in future, you are already becoming today. Whatever is going to become your past, you are already doing today. Today is so important in your life. Jesus taught his disciples “give us this day our daily bread”. Ever wondered why he did not teach them “give us tomorrow our daily bread”? I also love the emphasis placed on today in Hebrews 3:13 – “But exhort one another daily, while it is called today …” Today is very significant in your life and must be accorded the right attention.
But what do we normally do? In the words of John Maxwell, “we exaggerate yesterday, overestimate tomorrow, and underestimate today”. We spend time worrying about the past we cannot change and use the hurt feelings to destroy today. We discuss how God will use us to impact the world tomorrow, but nobody is blessed by our lives today. We visualize having a great spouse and home, but we are not preparing ourselves to be great spouses. We condemn God’s ministers and promise we will do better tomorrow, but we never get around to doing anything better. We desire to lose some weight tomorrow, but we eat like crazy today. We want to have well behaved children tomorrow but do not spend time with them today.
Brothers and sisters, let’s stop the deceit. Today will soon become yesterday and it is the foundation for tomorrow. It must be given the right attention. We must be like our master – Jesus Christ who constantly “… increased in wisdom and stature” (Luke 2:52). Even when he had a “joy set before him”, he endured the cross and despised the shame when it was called “today”. Treasure this day, my beloved; Give today your best shot because you life is a collection of all your “todays”.
– tope aladenusi