Seize the Opportunity

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Seize the Opportunity

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Seize the Opportunity - Daily Devotional by Max Lucado

Some days never come. Go to the effort. Invest the time. Make the apology. Take the trip. Do it! The seized opportunity renders joy. The neglected brings regret.

Remember Mary’s extravagance in pouring expensive perfume over Jesus’ head? And Jesus’ disciples criticizing her. “Why waste that perfume?” they said. “It could have been sold for a great deal of money and given to the poor” (Matthew 26:8-9). Do not miss Jesus’ prompt defense of Mary in Matthew 26:10: “Why are you troubling this woman?” he said. “She did an excellent thing for me.”

Don’t miss Jesus’ message. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. When the time comes, seize it!

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