Tom Richter makes plans to spend a perfect evening with his wife to celebrate their 25th anniversary. With hopes to tell her about Jesus, all his plans get cut short with an emergency trip to the hospital. It’s a lesson about making the most of every opportunity.
How About You?
Have you ever waited too long to tell someone something important and then missed your chance?
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We don’t know how many days we have left on this earth. Tom Richter didn’t know that when he woke up that morning of his death that he would wake up again that day in the arms of Jesus. Tom did feel a sense of urgency to talk to his wife about Jesus, but his time was cut short before he could do it.
We might think that we have all the time in the world to tell someone about Jesus, or do this or that, but it is God who decides what will happen. Proverbs 19:21 says, Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. God is the one who decides what will really happen, despite our best laid plans.
Ephesians 5:15 says, Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. If God is signaling to you that you should share your faith with someone you know, then go ahead and do it. We need to make the most of our time because none of us know how much time we really have left.
