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“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.  But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”

Matthew 24:42-44 KJV

We don’t have the promise of tomorrow or even another hour.  All we have is right now.  There are many people who are hurting, discouraged and brokenhearted and some are even suicidal.  They desperately need to know that someone loves them.  We can love them and tell them we love them.

However, that is not enough.  They need to know that Jesus loves them and that He loves them unconditionally.  We have a choice to make right now.  We can choose to watch television most of the day or we can use the time to tell others how much Jesus loves them and then prove He loves them by our actions.

I used to watch television most of the day until I gave my heart and life to Jesus.  When it went from head knowledge to heart knowledge how much Jesus loves me and that He died for my sins, I asked God to forgive me for wasting that time and asked Him to please help me tell others about Jesus.

A dear friend of mine gave me a beautiful picture for Christmas which I hung on the wall in my office.  It has flowers and a beautiful verse on it.  “Each day is God’s gift to you, Make it blossom and grow into a thing of beauty.”  There are twenty four hours in a day.  How many hours are we serving Jesus?

Joanne Lowe

February 19, 2015