The Wisdom from Above podcast is now the primary outreach ministry of Dr. Harlan Betz. Harlan is also available to speak and teach at churches, camps, conferences, seminars, retreats, and colleges.
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"So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12.
First, this means we do not take our tomorrows for granted.
Life is like a vapor; it appears for a little while and then it vanishes away. We have no guarantees of another day in our physical life. John Philips put it this way: "Every life has a built in time fuse. Every birth signals the beginning of a countdown which zeroes in on a forced exit from this life.” Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is uncertain. Today is the only day we have to live for Christ and to make a difference in this world!
Second, this means that we do not allow urgent things to crowd out the important things.
We can spend hours scrolling through emails, looking at Facebook or Instagram, watching videos, browising the web, and following social media. Time is quickly consumed by trivial things. Critical matters get lost in the maize of the trivia.
Do time thieves pop up throughout your day? What are your time thieves? How can you retrieve that time? Urgent things demand our time; important things deserve our time. Let's give priority to the important things. I'll never forget the plaque that hung on a wall in my Grandma Lilian Bahr's home. It highlighted this critical thought: Only one life will soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last.
Third, this means we make the most of every opportunity!
We need to value each day (each moment) as a gift of God! Ralph Waldo Emerson was right on target when he wrote: "One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive hour. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” It is so easy to procrastinate and to say "one of these days I'm going to...". We need to value each day as a gift from God and we need to stop putting off those things God is calling us to do! My grandmother, Gram Betz, shared a poem with me that has constantly challenged me with regard to numbering my days:
I have only just a minute
just 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
It is only just a minute
but eternity is in it!
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What is it that sets Christianity apart from all other religions? Christianity is unique because Jesus Christ is unique!
Confucius did not claim to be God. Buddha did not claim to be God. Muhammed did not claim to be God. On the other hand, Jesus did claim to be God. Confuscius' tomb is occupied. Buddha's tomb is occupied. Muhammed's tomb is occupied. On the other hand, Jesus' tomb is empty! He is risen from the dead. He's alive!
On Easter Sunday, Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When Jesus cried out, "It is finished," He was not uttering a cry of defeat, He was uttering a cry of victory! When He said, “It is finished.” He was saying He had paid the penalty for our sins in full. Every man on this planet has sinned, and the wages of our sin is death - separation from God. Jesus died in our place as our substitute. Jesus paid the penalty for my sins and for your sins. Consequently, His death was not a tragedy, it was a triumph. He paid the penalty for our sins, so we could have the gift of His righteousness. He died, so we could live. We can accept thsat free gift or we can reject that free gift.
All other religions say ,"Do." Good works are required in order to obtain eternal life. Christianity says, "Done." Jesus paid the price to give us eternal life. The Bible puts it this way, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
We are saved by God’s grace alone, through our faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone. If you have trusted in Jesus as your own personal Savior, you have reason to rejoice! You have eternal life. If you have not yet placed your faith in Jesus, you have a destiny-making decision to make. I encourage you to place your faith in Jesus. Whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but has everlasting life!