24 Hours

 "Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.  Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So, the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of man: for the LORD fought for Israel."

Joshua 10:12-14

We've all wanted more time, haven't we?  Sometimes we wish for more than a 24-hour day just to be able to get everything we have crammed into those 24 hours finished before the next day begins.

Then, at other times, it feels like a 24-hour day seems more like a 48-hour day and we are wondering if the day will ever end so we can go to bed!

My husband and I are in the process of moving his folks into Senior Apartments.  At the mere mention of this task, some very dear friends of ours, who are like our own children to us, quickly asked how they could help.  From volunteering to help clean their old place, clean their new place, and helping in the actual moving process, they were eager to help.

But as I thought of our precious volunteers, I realized something; our friends lead very busy lives.  They are busy in their own work, their own family and their own responsibilities, and yet, they were the very ones to volunteer their precious time to help us.

I've noticed that it's usually the ones with the busiest lives, who volunteer the most to help others.

When we volunteer to help others, God gives us the time to do so.

When we think we have no more room in a 24-hour day to do one more thing, and someone needs help-

     Volunteer to help-

        You will see God hold the Sun and the Moon at bay to get the task done for His Glory...

            But that's just me!

"Serve God by doing common actions in a heavenly spirit, and then, if your daily calling only leaves you cracks and crevices of time, fill them up with holy service."  Charles Spurgeon