Leap Day

The opportunity to write a blog post on February 29th comes around only once every 4 years, so of course, I have to take advantage of it!

I know that today isn't actually an "extra" day but it sure feels like it and I like to think of it as an extra day. If you think of it as an extra day, then you can think of it as a gift...the gift of time ( and who wouldn't like some extra time these days?)

I have been thinking of this "extra" day for awhile and how I should mark the occasion. Well, God gave me plenty of suggestions through my Bible reading this week. He pulled out verses like Proverbs 27:1 "Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" and Ephesians 5:16 "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."

I think of Leap Day as like a coupon. We've been given this day but in order to receive the true gift of it, we must redeem it, just like you have to do with a coupon. I have coupons for 10 cents off per gallon of gas but those coupons are worth nothing until I redeem them with the gas station that sent them out. Same with today and everyday for that matter. God has given us today. Proverbs 27:1 tells us we can't depend on tomorrow, we must take today and in order to redeem it, we must give it back to God. We can do this by starting our days out with Him, asking Him what He would gave you do today, rather than going about our own business and schedule. If we neglect to "redeem" our day with God from the very beginning, we may miss out on opportunities He has for us.

Ephesians 5 continues to tell us in verse 17 that we ought not be unwise, but we need to understand what the will of the Lord is, and we can accomplish that by giving Him our days, our time and attention.

I encourage you to redeem today, Christian! Spend extra time with Him in prayer today, spend extra time in His word, take some time to praise Him, thank Him, tell someone about Him!

This is the day that the Lord hath made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!