Best Part of the Day

What do you consider to be the best part of your day?  For school kids, it’s recess or the last bell.  For a full-time mom, it could be a few peaceful moments during children’s nap time.  For others, who work public jobs, it just may be recliner-time!

God looks much differently at one’s true work.  We see those otherwise unplanned and annoying interruptions as obstacles in our day, but God sees them as opportunities.  It’s quite natural, I fear, to see them as trifling hap hazardous issues thrown into our day, but truth is, God does not waste our time at anything!  I’ve already had a couple of meltdowns with first-of-school-year stress, so I know how easy interruptions can turn into eruptions!  “The Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and to all that thou puttest thine hand unto.” (Deuteronomy 15:10)  See, there’s much better things to do with my hands that slap my forehead or throw them into the aid; why not instead lay them gracefully into the precious Hands of God!  Annie Keary wrote those times of the day are the “most important part of the work of the day – the part one can best offer to God,” trusting Him and keeping a quiet heart.  Wow, Annie, what wonderful truth you remind us of!  Let us not dread but look forward to each day’s opportunities, those best parts of the day with all hope (confident expectation). After all,  God may be also doing His best work of the day!

My place of lowly service, too

Beneath Thy sheltering wings I see

For all the work I have to do

Is done through sheltering rest in Thee   -- A.L. Waring

Dear Lord,

Thank You giving purpose to living and sovereign grace for each part of the day.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.