Finishing well was yesterday’s topic during Jason’s sermon (which you’ll want to listen to here when posted mid-week.) Later that afternoon at lifegroup, we were asked to share the name of someone we know who finished well. Almost everyone in the room mentioned a grandparent. It was a vivid reminder to those of us who are grandparents (and those who will be in the future) of how important it is to finish our walk well—strong—to the glory of God.
Our decisions today have the potential to impact not only our children, but our grandchildren, and generations to come. Some we will never know.
I thank God for the grandparents He gave me. Each of them finished well and their example spurs me on to do the same.
To God be the glory.
Who comes to mind when you think of someone who finished well?
DAY 15: SUNRISE
God’s wonder meets all humanity at dawn, but we often sleep through it unaware. This morning set your alarm to awake before sunrise. You can check online to find out what time the sun will poke its head above the horizon where you live. Before you nod off to sleep, ask God to reveal himself to you in a meaningful way in the morning. As you awake and watch, pay attention to the first shafts of light. Observe the softness of dawn, the hues of the sun’s first rays, the illumination and beauty all around you. Lamentations 3:22-23 says the Sunrise Maker’s loving-kindness “is new every morning.”
Spend some time reflecting on how God has displayed this truth not just in the sunrise but throughout your life. Let the wonder of God’s creation break through your soul like the morning’s first rays. And don’t forget to thank God for meeting you this morning.
A good reminder to never underestimate the influence in the ordinary–right there with family.
It certainly was a good reminder for me. Someone in the group mentioned how one statement they made to a person several years prior turned the course of that person's life. (He knows this b/c the person told him not too long ago.) Wow! We truly never know.
(This also reminded me of you and your current situation. God bless you!)
Thanks for stopping by, Marcia!