Is today the Day?

In sports, there's a saying that on "any given day" a team or an individual has the opportunity for victory.  Let's look at a few sayings that accentuate just how much power and promise a day can hold.

1. This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24).  Be very thankful for the gift of another day.
2. Our day will come.  We may have lost to Pine Crest this year, but the Facebook post from Shawn Lashbrook and the response from Rod Pearcy show that character is shaped by adversity. 
   

   "Ya live and ya learn. Tough loss, but we will go at this week in practice and get better. Learn our lessons and improve." 

   "When faced with adversity, great players redeem themselves by being great leaders. The only real score that will be remembered is that 3 were added to the kingdom...great job Shawn."

   And, for those three Pine Crest players and coaches, they're day of salvation did come when they accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior through prayer after the game.
3. Exhort one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approching (Hebrews 10:25).  The Day is coming.  King Jesus' return is fast approaching.  Our life may end before His return, but either way, soon and very soon, we will be in His presence.  May I join with the author of Hebrews and implore you, Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts.

The day has a lot to offer.  It may be a chance to play better, run faster, jump higher than you ever have before.  But today may also be the first time you heard a call from the Lord to join into a personal relationship with Him.  Or, it may be today you are being challenged by the Lord to be obedient with the day He has provided.  Whatever today is for you, embrace it with all your heart.  Accept the challenge of competition, accept the free gift of eternal life, accept the call to obedience and experience the power and promise a day can bring.