16 and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan, Luke 17:16
I know you are about to say “amen” to what I am about to write. Get ready! Here it is: Every minute of every day is important. I knew you would say amen. The reason I know you know this is because every day is filled with so much and every day is a fight to keep oneself on track as to what is important and what is not important in the day.
This week I have been so reminded of this by Jesus in His Word. It seems that every day I am being reminded of the impact we can have with the correct actions each day. For example, on a certain day Jesus stopped by a well in Samaria (John 4). The conversation that followed between Jesus and the woman not only impacted her, it impacted everyone she would encounter in the days ahead.
It seems that everywhere Jesus went the signs of her impact were there. I see it here in Luke 17. Jesus was passing through the villages of Samaria and Galilee when 10 leprous men cry out from their leper colony: “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us,” (17:13).
Question: How had they heard about Jesus? Later in the story, after Jesus had healed them, one of them (a Samaritan) returns to offer praise to Jesus for healing him. As I read this I found myself calling out to God in prayer: Thank you for the impact of that one person. Next I thought, what can God do with my day.
Then it hit me: What would happen if every Christian would begin his or her day by simply saying, “God I give this day to you.”
Brothers and sisters, this is exactly what Jesus teaches us to do in His model for prayer. Jesus teaches us to say, “…thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” I promise you that your life will have greater impact if you present each day into His hands.
If I offer God a blank calendar, He returns it filled with Kingdom assignments that will impact the world for Gods glory.
2 questions:
- On this Friday, will you please offer your day to God?
- On this Friday, will you erase what God says is not impactful?