Devotional for Saturday, April 7, 2018
“Living Purposefully”
by Dona Hake
The man or woman with diligent hands proceeds from their hearts being consumed with a desire to live productively and prosper in everything they put their hand to. It is so wonderful to experience the fruit of our accomplishment after we have done what we know we have set our heart to do! May we all set out each day that we live looking for godly opportunities to buy up and glorify our God!
Ephesians 5:15-17
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
“Look carefully then how you walk!
Live purposefully and worthily and accurately,
not as the unwise and witless, but as wise
(sensible, intelligent people),
Making the very most of the time
[buying up each opportunity],
because the days are evil.”
Our time is so valuable and precious, and we must purpose to never waste a minute of it. I own a antique hour glass, and as the sand flows through it, there is a measure of time that passes. I love it’s visual reminder to me of how time flies by. This glass timer also reminds me that once that sand flows through it, that a particular time has passed, and I can not get it back. Many times people fail to realize the time they are living, and they are missing opportunities for some reason or other. As time passes so do certain opportunities if we do not seize them. Just as opportunities come and they call for our diligence in a specific time, there are also other things in life that require our diligence in order that we sow, reap, and enjoy blessings.
I encourage you today to desire the heart and hands of the diligent and be blessed. Guard you time and spend it wisely. Diligence is a good thing and it leads to abundant blessing!
Proverbs 21:5 Amplified Bible
“The thoughts of the [steadily] diligent
tend only to plenteousness…”