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Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old. We will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the Lord.” --Exodus 10:9 I love the story in Scripture where Moses demanded that Pharaoh let God’s people go. And I particularly love today’s verse. Pharaoh had just asked Moses who he was planning on taking out of Egypt with him. And you can just hear Pharaoh beginning to negotiate with Moses, "You better be careful now, Moses. Think this through. It's going to be dangerous out there in the wilderness. Your little ones could suffer. Your families might not make it. Why don’t you just take the men, but leave your families behind?" But Moses made himself very clear, saying in effect, “Everyone’s going! We’re taking all the people and all of our animals. We’re leaving no one and nothing behind and were going to follow God!” There’s such an important lesson in this for you and I. The devil wants you to leave your family behind. But we need to say, "No! I’m following Christ and I’m bringing my family and friends with me! Everyone’s going!” Don’t let the world have those you love! Let’s be strong in our convictions, especially us men and fathers, and say “We're all going! All of us are going to serve the living God!”   WE NEED TO SAY, “I’M FOLLOWING CHRIST AND I’M BRINGING MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH ME!”

Remembering the Purpose of Life

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 11:8–10

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. lived through some of the most momentous events of American history. As a young officer in the Massachusetts militia, he was wounded three times during the Civil War. After a brilliant legal career, Holmes was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Teddy Roosevelt and served as a justice for nearly thirty years. He was widely respected, and on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, a nationwide radio program was broadcast in his honor. Asked to say a few words, Holmes concluded his remarks this way: “And so I end with a line from a Latin poet who uttered the message more than fifteen hundred years ago: ‘Death plucks my ear and says, Live—I am coming.’”
This life is often the sole focus of people’s attention, but this life is only a brief moment in time in preparation for eternity. All of us will one day give an account to God for how we have used the time, energy, gifts, and resources He has provided. We only get one opportunity to live and serve God. There are no do-overs—no going back to claim wasted days or years. Each day comes but once and will never be replaced. Strive to use the time you have been given to accomplish as much as possible before it is too late.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

A proper appreciation for the brevity of life helps us make the best use of our time and talents.