My husband and I said goodbye to dear friends this week who are embracing
a wonderful opportunity in another state.
As we were driving to their Florida home for the last time, a
thought struck me. Today, I can drive
this route, and find my friends here, as I have for days and days past.
But tomorrow, even though I can traverse the same roads, and
pull up to the same address, tomorrow, the house will be empty.
I have an opportunity this day, that I will not have the next.
Life is funny like that.
We can have a routine that lasts years, and then one day, it can simply
ends. Sometimes with fanfare and
procession like the graduation of high school or a new home after your wedding
day. Sometimes abruptly in the closing
of the next door coffee shop or a responsibility transition at work.
Perhaps this is why we are encouraged to make the most of
what we have today. Because we do not
know what tomorrow will hold. Hebrews 3
has this direction in verses 7 and 13.
“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…But
encourage one another daily so long as it is called “Today.”
It’s still Today.
What will we do with it?
