Today is an important day for Americans. It’s a significant day for all of us who are citizens of this great country. It’s Tax Day! I was thinking about what this day could mean to different people.
© To the wealthy and those who would be considered well off, today is the day when you write the big check to Uncle Sam. Many will write their biggest check of the year and mail it in before midnight.
© To those who are poor, like me, you already filed your taxes and received your refund, so today is just another day - Wednesday.
© To many students in Ft. Myers, it’s the day your spring break vacation ends. Back to school.
© Some people have a birthday today, like my old high school friend, Pam Heard. Happy Birthday.
© To members of First Assembly in Ft. Myers, it’s the night of our annual business meeting. See you at 7pm tonight.
© On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball by becoming the first Black Major League Baseball player.
© It’s also the day that the Titanic sank in 1912 off the coast of Newfoundland.

As you can, today holds a lot of importance. What else does today mean? Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You can decide today to change your future forever! Even in the midst of tough economic times, today can be what you make it! Today can be the day you decide to make a decision to better your life, or contact a long lost friend, or reconcile with an arch enemy, or resolve that long time family feud.

I hope you make today be the day you decide to become alive in Christ. No matter where you are or what you have done, Jesus died for you so that you can live for Him today! If you have not already asked Him to forgive you for your sins and live in your heart, why not do it today? If He already lives in your heart, why not ask Him to take control of your life today! Make today a day to remember! We will forget a lot of historical events and seemingly important things that happen on April 15. But you will never forget the investments you make for the Lord – today! One of my good friends always says; “You can’t change your past, but you can change your future”. Your future starts – Today!

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P. Alex