OUR DAILY BREAD                             Sunday, January 1, 1995
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Read: Psalm 39



                          Making the Most of Life


                             Lord, make me to
                             know my end, and
                           what is the measure
                               of my days

                               Psalm 34:9


A life-threatening experience has a way of rearranging one's priorities. 
That was true in the lives of former Texas Governor John Connally and 
his wife after he was wounded by the assassin who took the life of 
president John F. Kennedy in 1963.

In an interview, Connally explained, "As far as Nellie and I are 
concerned, ... it inevitably brought into sharper focus what's really 
important in life... We try not to participate in things that are 
shallow or in the long run meaningless."

I don't know how this prominent couple interpreted "what's really 
important in life," but there is wisdom in their conclusions. Like the 
inspired author of Psalm 39, they realized that life is too short to 
waste time on things that have no lasting significance or value (verses 
4-6).

Have we reached the same conclusion? Have we put our trust completely in 
the Lord, knowing that only He can give lasting value to our lives? As 
we look ahead to a new year, can we say with the psalmist, "My hope is 
in You"? (verse 7).

God alone can deliver us from a life of meaningless activities. Let's 
not wait for a close scrape with death to convince us of the paramount 
importance of making the most out of life.

-- Martin R. De Haan II



One life for Christ is all I have,
One life for Him so dear;
One life for doing all I can
With every passing year.

- Brandt


The Bible in one year: Genesis 1-2

Thought for the day: It's not how long you live that counts,
                     but how you live.


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