September 7—Urgency
The word for today is urgency.
“We must work the works of Him who sent Me, as long as it is day; night is coming, when no man can work” (John 9:4).
“O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name” (Dan. 9:19).
“And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain—for He says, ‘At the acceptable time I listened to you, And on the day of salvation I helped you;’ behold, now is ‘the acceptable time,’ behold, now is ‘the day of salvation’” (2 Cor. 6:1-2).
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end” (Eccles. 3:11).
“But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons” (Gal. 4:4-5).
“Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me” (Ps. 31:2).
“My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me” (Ps. 31:15).
“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24).
“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done” (Rev. 22:12).
Prayer: Lord, help me today to live as though this were my last day on earth, knowing that one day I will be right.
See also: John 4:34-36, 11:21, 32; Ps. 33:11, 90:12, 118:24, 145:19; Matt. 9:36-38
