Good Words for Today: November 26

Last Tuesday David Cassidy died at the age of 67. He is remembered for  his role in the 1970s sitcom “The Partridge Family.” According to his daughter Katie, his last words were, “So much wasted time.” Sooner or later we all come to the end of our earthly journey. What will we have to show for our time on earth? No doubt we can all look back on too much wasted time.  When I thought about David Cassidy’s final words, I remembered these lines by Benjamin E. Mays: I have just one minute Only sixty seconds in it, Forced upon me—can’t refuse it Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it, But it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer if I lose it, Give account if I abuse it. Just a tiny little minute— But eternity is in it. Dr. Mays was right about that–it may only be a minute, “but eternity is in it.” Famed missionary C. T. Studd said it this way: Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last. One day all of us will pass from this life into the presence of God. What will we say on that day? More importantly, what will the Lord say about us? God help us to redeem the time we are given. Lord Jesus, since eternity is in every minute, may we not waste our brief time on earth but make it count for you. Amen. 

November 26, 2017