“Another Day To Serve Jesus” is October 1’s entry from Dr. David Jeremiah’s ‘Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions’.
"Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning." Ecclesiastes 11:7
Put a finger to your pulse. Are you alive? Then be thankful! God has given you another day on this earth, and you can see the clouds floating in the sky, hear the birds in the trees, smell the roses, and tell others you love them. We have earthly service to attend to and tasks on earth to do for Jesus.
We don’t know if we’ll be able to do those things tomorrow, for we might be in heaven. Yes, in many ways, that would be better, but it would mean a ceasing of our earthly service. Paul told the Philippians that while he was eager to go on to heaven, he also desired to stay awhile longer on earth to serve them (Philippians 1:23-24).
So we have another day. Don’t waste it in sin, self-pity, or laziness. Live to the fullest, for this is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it!
To end, a quote from Edward B. Pusey. “Draw me day by day nearer to Thyself, until I be wholly filled with Thy love, and fitted to behold Thee, face to face.”
