The alarm clock rang... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

Stand here a while, that I may announce to you the word of God.
1 Samuel 9:27.

The alarm clock rang. John jumped out of bed, showered, then hastily drank down his coffee. After three quarters of an hour in the crammed full underground train he arrived at the office. The first discussion demanded concentration, a second followed immediately. During the lunch break there were a few important matters to discuss with colleagues. Then followed two meetings with clients, reports had to be written, and he was constantly interrupted by telephone calls.

It was 8 o'clock in the evening when he finally arrived home. While he read his post and E-mails he swallowed his dinner down. Then he dropped on to the sofa and switched on the television. But he was too tired to watch the film. He went to bed and slept like a log. The alarm clock rang.

John, you really must stop rushing through life as you are doing. If you go on like that, you will reach retirement without having really lived, if your heart doesn't fail beforehand. Take your time, stop and think, so that you don't overlook what is essential. You are chasing breathlessly after a life of fulfilment without ever achieving it. Yet God would dearly give you happiness and fulfilment already now.

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"What will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?" (Mark 8:36).

Today's reading: 2 Chronicles 2:1-9 · 1 Timothy 6:11-21