Today's the day when in 1980 John Lennon was murdered outside his apartment in New York. As he returned home from a recording studio Mark Chapman shot him four times in the back. Chapman later said he had heard voices in his head telling him to kill Lennon. The death of the former Beatle at the age of 40 caused a wave of sorrow across the world. Even on the twentieth anniversary of his death in 2000, millions of people still turned out to pay tribute to him in his home town of Liverpool and in New York.
We all hope for long life, security and good health, but none of us knows what the future holds. Every day God gives us opportunities to show his love and reflect his glory. So let's not waste a single day, because we don't know how many more we might have. This is how the Bible puts it in Ephesians 5:
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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