Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)

Greetings to all of you and the best of a Happy New Year! I know, it’s been too long and I apologize for the extended hiatus. Thank you for your patience. The holiday season just swept me over. This year I will try to be more consistent and post a devotional thought at least twice a week.

Today’s text is 2 Corinthians 5:17-6:2 in which the Apostle Paul declared that “Today is the time of God’s favor, today is the day of salvation.” Sunday I preached from this text and used the phrase “Carpe Diem” to convey the opportunity we have to make a difference in our walk with Christ this year. Carpe Diem is Latin for “Seize the day.” It became somewhat famous when Mr. Keating, an English teacher in the movie Dead Poets Society, challenged his students to capture the moments of opportunity that life presented and to make the most out of them. They were challenged to “seize the day” or “seize the moment.”

This is still a new year that we have before us. The beginning of a new year somehow “feels” like a new page in life. All we have to do is look at the amount of resolutions that will be made; resolutions that range from weight and financial management to family and conflict management. As believers who seek to be disciples of the Lord, we must make it a priority to Carpe Diem of our faith – “seize the day” of opportunity and seek to be and do God’s will; to not conform ourselves to the pattern of this world but to conform ourselves to Christ.

What will be your response to this New Year? Will it be Carpe Diem? Let us seize the day of the God’s salvation as we walk closer to him this year.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for this New Year. Thank you for your faithfulness throughout 2006; and now be my daily guide as I seek to seize every opportunity that You give me to live for you. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Happy New Year!

By grace alone,
Pastor David