• It began as a day like any other day. James Galway, a brilliant flutist, was happily walking to his morning rehearsal. While crossing a street, a speeding motorcyclist hit him and shattered the bones in both of his legs and one arm.
• He was rushed to the hospital and the orthopedic surgeons immediately began a lengthy operation as they attempted to repair the damage. Unfortunately, the bones did not heal as quickly or properly as they had anticipated. As a result, he had to remain in the hospital for many months. He was once known to have said, "It took quite a while to pick up the pieces."
• Upon his release from the hospital and while he was still recovering from the accident he is quoted as saying, "I decided from this moment on I will play every concert, record every album, give every performance and live every day as though 'it may be my last.'" Someone who knew him said that his new goal in life was to "make sure that every time he played, his performance would be as near to perfection as God wanted it to be!"
• No doubt that is what Paul had in mind when he wrote, "Whatever you may do, do all to the glory and honor of God!"
• There is a two-fold implication here: Whatever we do is a choice. And with the choice is an opportunity to bring honor and glory to God. So, not only are our choices critical but that Christ is exalted in the things we do.
• Prayer: Heavenly Father, guide us in our choices and make us conscious of whatever we do, knowing that we are always representing You by the way we live. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
• Scripture for Today: 1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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