It has been a busy day but a good one. Filled with its share of good and bad. Probably not much different than yours. The question is: Was your day a successful one? There seems to be this incessant need to be able to quantify the value of the day. We need those victories that can confirm the day was worth living. How shortsighted can we be?
Consider an average rain. Those who study such things say that five million raindrops fall in a typical rainstorm over just an acre of land. But which raindrop is more important? The first or the last. We tend to see the resurrection of Christ as the most significant day of His life but did He value one day more than another? Jesus understood the cumulative value of success. It’s not the last stride that wins the race but the culmination of every step before it.
Remember what Jesus said as He gave up His life. "It is finished." How did Paul describe living the good Christian life? "They ran the good race and fought the good fight." Every single day of your life is important to your faith because success is cumulative. How you live the bad days is just as critical as how you enjoy the good ones.
"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer." Mark 4:3
Every farmer enjoys a good harvest but they also enjoy turning the ground and planting the seed. They understand the harvest is shaped by the quality of each day before it. Can you live with cumulative success? Can you accept the equal value of every day you live whether it goes well or not?
"This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it."
Show how is your day going? Remember it is just as good as any other day. They all add up so enjoy it the best you can. Then rejoice that success is cumulative.