During these 40 days of love we have learned that the best use of life is love; the best expression of love is time; and the best time to love is now. Each day is a gift from God. We sang about that yesterday “I pray I’d use them as You want me to...” God’s desire is that we spend each day loving Him and loving one another. A man named William James once said, "The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast us." The things we do in love will last. Unfortunately, we find ourselves spending most of our time on the temporary things – eating, sleeping, watching TV, working 9-5, etc... Those things are important, but they won’t last forever. So how can we change that? How can we make the days of our lives count for eternity? Only two things will last forever – God’s Word and people. So in order to make our lives count for eternity, we have find ways to connect those two. Start looking for ways to lovingly speak God’s Word into the lives of others. This involves more than quoting Bible verses -- though that is certainly part of it. It involves bringing the presence of God into every conversation. That’s how we share the love of Christ. Paul said, "But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort." (1 Corinthians 14:3) You don’t need a microphone or a pulpit to do that. In fact, it’s most effectively done one-on-one. So each day, in every conversation, consider how you can help others experience more of God’s love and strength in their lives. In what ways can you encourage others and build them up? What loving words can you speak that will communicate the overwhelming grace, mercy and love of Christ? You don’t have to have a two hour conversation to do that. Maybe all it will take is a sentence or two. But each time you do it, you’ll be making the best use of life – sharing the love of Jesus.
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