Last Day

Today is the day I die, my last day here on earth,
A day that ultimately comes to all lives that were birth.
How glorious! How wonderful! To see my Creator,
My Father above the heavens and Jesus my Savior.

As the day unfolds, I begin to pray to my God and Father,
But what should I ask Him, what does really matter?
Should I ask for all the riches and all the wealth untold?
Should I ask for health, all gifts and all wisdom I behold?

Do I ask Him, "Lord, this day, please give me the biggest diamond"?
Or perhaps tell Him, "Lord, I want a better job, cars and a mansion."
Maybe I should ask Him to make me a minister of a big congregation,
Or how about I ask Him to make me a healer of sicknesses in all nation?

Before this day ends, my spirit will depart and I will be gone.
I cannot stretch it one minute more - then I will meet The Son.
He will gently ask me what I did while I was living in the land.
Did I love Him and all my neighbors with what was in my hand?

Did I think of all things pure and lovely and noble and true?
Did I speak of life or did I murmur till everyone turned blue?
Did I listen when others speak and lived with all humility?
Did I see the good in people or did I magnify their fallacy?

As my last breath draws near, all these things become clearer.
Let me ponder for a moment, let me ask myself and whisper.
Did I allow pride to rule my life, along with insecurity and self pity?
Did I live full of regrets, living in the past and not in present wholly?

Did I look more into myself and took my eyes off the Lord Jesus?
Did I forget to love others, give without expectation as He does?
Did I lose patience over someone or failed to do my responsibility?
Did I give in to my own desires and fell into temptation entirely?

As I begin to look at these things, and see my own mistakes,
I thank God that Jesus is the righteousness given for our sakes.
But I realized how I lived and how I could've been more like Him,
If only I focused more on Jesus and on the love given from within.

On this day, as my last hour comes, I start to pray with all my heart:
That the Holy Spirit will be with you at all times will never depart;
That you will set your eyes on Jesus, our perfect God and perfect Man;
That He will correct and set your path according to the Father's plan.

I pray oh Lord, that You will open our hearts to love more genuinely,
To be able to give to others without expectation and live in all humility.
To encourage one another in God and at all times submit to His will,
Never giving in to selfish ambitions, nor by ourselves master any skill.

Pour out more faith in us that we may follow You and become stout,
Allow our hearts to hear and see you clearly without any doubt.
Lord, CHANGE OUR WICKED HEARTS that we may love you more,
Let us be like You, live more like You, change us from the very CORE.

Now that my end is near, and I see my beginning and entire journey,
I know that God is always with me, never leaving nor forsaking me.
I thank God that you still have chance to change and live this day.
Waste not your time, submit your life to Him, that when it's time you may say:

Today is the day I die, my last day here on earth,
A day that ultimately comes to all lives that were birth.
How glorious! How wonderful! To see my Creator,
My Father above the heavens and Jesus my Savior.

Kaye Tobias-Mendoza (By the Grace of the Lord)