Order of the Day

 What's the order of the day? In other words, what's the plan for today? I suspect each of us have a plan that sets the priority for what we do, where we go, who we see, etc. In his book, Kisses of Calvary, Dr. Jack Hyles notes a significant lesson for Believers today: as Jesus was dying on a Roman cross, His life slowly being poured out for sinful man, He addressed His earthly mother, Mary: "When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!' Then He said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!' From that hour the disciple took her into his own household." (John 19:26-27, NASB). Even before He spoke of His own need - "I thirst" (V.28), Jesus attended to the need of others! What a key lesson for followers of Jesus: caring for the needs of others. Jesus is the supreme example of a servant! How can we legitimize selfish acts of idleness and indifference in light of what Jesus did throughout His ministry ... even in His own death! Hyles writes, "Other, Lord, yes others - Let this my motto be - Help me to live for others - That I may live like Thee." If we say we love Jesus, then the plan for what we do, where we go and who we see will be to put others first. That is the ... order of the day.