Today.

Monday, February 14, 2011
Today. We’ve gathered here this morning among friends and family to celebrate the life of our dear friend, Yesterday. Yesterday was born 24 hours ago in our family right here in this very town. He is survived by his relatives Today and Tomorrow. Though our time was brief, we will never forget Yesterday and all he meant to us…is that crazy? Maybe so, but I think that eulogy is a bit more realistic than many of us want to admit.
Many of us hold on to our yesterdays for dear life. We live in the triumphs of our yesterdays. We allow the defeats of yesterday to keep us down. We still feel the pain of yesterday’s heartbreak. We still taste the bitterness of yesterday’s broken fellowship. But need I remind you – that’s yesterday!
There’s a beautiful thing that takes place every single day at exactly 12:01AM – today begins. That’s right – yesterday passes away, and the new day comes. I love the fact that we get a fresh start every single 24 hour period. It’s almost as if God structured time the way He did because He knew we’d need a whole lot of do-overs.
And today is no exception. Yes, I know it’s Valentine’s Day, and many of you may have expected to read a special blog today about the significance of this holiday in my life. In all honesty, that’s what this blog is. Valentine’s Day is a reminder of just that – the significance of today, and that our yesterdays are settled and we have to move on into what’s next.
So in this short piece today, I simply say to you: whether you are struggling to lay aside the events of 7 hours ago or 7 years ago, let yesterday fade and today take center stage. The broken dreams or shattered feelings of yesterday can quickly be replaced by the bright hopes and impassioned visions of tomorrow as we live out His gift to us today – the present.
So celebrate real love this Valentine’s Day – and thank the One who loves you more than anyone else for His gift of today. Now live it for His renown.



That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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