3:30 in the morning

I don't remember having ever woken up this early before, but it was a very fulfilling day nonetheless.

I had some good devotions today and thought I would share them.

Luke 13:24-25

24"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.'
"But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'

Everyday we live under the idea that just because God gave us free will we can just run around and do whatever the heck we want, and that may be true but that is not what God had intended for his children. He gave us free will so that we could make the decision to do his work to be a light to those that dwell in the dark.

We go to Sunday school, youth group, big church and accept the Lord into our lives but what happens when we leave church. We show that we lack in character. Character in my understanding is your actions and what you do when no ones there to watch you. We live the Godly life on the weekend and the secular life during the week.

We take advantage of what God has given us and we run around like chickens with our heads cut off. We blindly go about with our lives without thinking about the repercussions that our negative actions have. We have a real chance to do something with our time on this Earth and to often we waste it by selfishly doing what we want to do. God is giving us a chance to walk through that doorway and to have something more than just what we can attain on our own.

In my opinion it should be the easiest decision we could ever make. If someone offered you courtside tickets to go watch the NBA finals would you turn them down? Would you say no to a free Apple computer? Would you say no to your dream job? The answer would be HECK NO! So why would you turn down a chance to be with the Lord?

God, my prayer today is that I have character and that I can continue to decide to make good use of the time and the chances that God has given me, and to please be with those that have not yet realized the chance that they have to be with you Lord.

Amen.