"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow,
for what is your life?  It is even a vapor, that appeareth
for a little time, and then vanisheth away." - James 4:14

Have you ever noticed that regardless of how much you grow as a believer in Christ...

...the Lord never stops teaching you new things?

And how sometimes these "new things" aren't really "new" at all, but rather things He has taught you before, perhaps many times, but you just needed a gentle reminder?

I noticed again this morning.

I usually write my devotional for the following day each night before I go to sleep.  There are times, like last night, that I am very tired or don't feel well, so I decide to write the devotional "first thing tomorrow morning" instead.

I meant to get up this early this morning, write the devotional and send it out without missing a beat.

Like I said, I MEANT to do this.  It has NEVER worked out like I intended when I don't write the devotional the night before.  And, of course, the Lord reminded me of this last night.  And, as you can see, I didn't listen.

I went to sleep last night, woke up this morning and sat down before my laptop ready for God to inspire me about something to write.

Boy, did He inspire me!

IMMEDIATELY,  my 10 week old baby boy began screaming for attention.  What is interesting about this is that Jacob USUALLY sleeps after his bath for several hours.  Not this morning!

So, now I am typing a line or two of this devotional, then attending to him, then typing a line or two of this devotional. 

God's message is once again clear:  don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.  Sometimes "tomorrow" doesn't go as planned!

Christian, is there some task or ministry that the Lord has laid on your heart that you have been MEANING to do?  Is there some person that needs forgiveness or relationship that needs restoring that you MEAN to get around to?  What about some lost soul who you MEAN to share the gospel with sometime?

Whatever it is that the Lord has spoken to you about as you ponder this devotional, don't delay.  Don't put it off until later.  There isn't a moment to lose.

Let's all make an effort to turn those "I MEANT TO"s into "I DID IT"s, shall we?

And it starts right NOW!