"[Making] the most of your time, because the days are evil" (Ephesians 5:16, NASB).
"Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity" (Col. 4:5, NASB).
"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" (Eph. 5:16, KJV).
"For a thousand years in Your sight
Are like yesterday when it passes by,
Or as a watch in the night" (Psalm 90:4, NASB).
The Lord can teach us to number our days and get wise to the fact of our limited time. Too many live like there's no tomorrow, and die like they didn't get a chance to live! We tend to live like we won't die, and die like we didn't live! The truth of the matter is that God holds the future, as Scripture (cf. Psalm 31:15) says, "My times [future] is in your hands." We are to make the most of every opportunity as the Lord gives us in grace to make hay with. When He gives us lemons, make lemonade! In other words, carpe diem, or seize the day! We are only here for a limited time and will be judged by our stewardship of the opportunities God has granted us.
When we truly number our days or see them for what they're worth in the perspective of eternity, we get wise and don't take life or time for granted! What does this mean but to thank God constantly for all He has done in our lives, to be ever aware of His presence and blessings, and hopeful and prayerful for the future, as being in His hands? We should thank God for prayers even yet to be answered! Only when we see how passing our life is, and frail, ready to fade as a leaf, do we have high regard for it and see it as a blessing not to be wasted--we don't have the right to live as we choose and spend time doing as our pleasure only. When we say we belong to God, our time does too! We are never too busy for God's service! "... All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come" (Job 14:14, NIV).
We don't have the right to kill time, and we should always find ways to redeem or buy back whatever God has allotted us by grace. We can invest our time, spend our time, or waste our time--choose wisely. Somethings are not necessarily a waste of time, they just aren't necessary! When we walk in the Spirit He guides us and makes our time valuable, but never think that God is out of control when the unexpected happens--we are never interrupted, just given opportunities. No one is a waste of your time, just an investment! The two-time wasters are looking back with regret and looking ahead with worry--neither are necessary with the eye of faith. Time management is in order for the faithful believer who will give account for his stewardship of God's resources.
In summation, we need to constantly update our schedule and agenda to put God in it, and to orient ourselves to His plans, not making Him fit into or approve of ours! Soli Deo Gloria!
"Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity" (Col. 4:5, NASB).
"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil" (Eph. 5:16, KJV).
"For a thousand years in Your sight
Are like yesterday when it passes by,
Or as a watch in the night" (Psalm 90:4, NASB).
The Lord can teach us to number our days and get wise to the fact of our limited time. Too many live like there's no tomorrow, and die like they didn't get a chance to live! We tend to live like we won't die, and die like we didn't live! The truth of the matter is that God holds the future, as Scripture (cf. Psalm 31:15) says, "My times [future] is in your hands." We are to make the most of every opportunity as the Lord gives us in grace to make hay with. When He gives us lemons, make lemonade! In other words, carpe diem, or seize the day! We are only here for a limited time and will be judged by our stewardship of the opportunities God has granted us.
When we truly number our days or see them for what they're worth in the perspective of eternity, we get wise and don't take life or time for granted! What does this mean but to thank God constantly for all He has done in our lives, to be ever aware of His presence and blessings, and hopeful and prayerful for the future, as being in His hands? We should thank God for prayers even yet to be answered! Only when we see how passing our life is, and frail, ready to fade as a leaf, do we have high regard for it and see it as a blessing not to be wasted--we don't have the right to live as we choose and spend time doing as our pleasure only. When we say we belong to God, our time does too! We are never too busy for God's service! "... All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come" (Job 14:14, NIV).
We don't have the right to kill time, and we should always find ways to redeem or buy back whatever God has allotted us by grace. We can invest our time, spend our time, or waste our time--choose wisely. Somethings are not necessarily a waste of time, they just aren't necessary! When we walk in the Spirit He guides us and makes our time valuable, but never think that God is out of control when the unexpected happens--we are never interrupted, just given opportunities. No one is a waste of your time, just an investment! The two-time wasters are looking back with regret and looking ahead with worry--neither are necessary with the eye of faith. Time management is in order for the faithful believer who will give account for his stewardship of God's resources.
In summation, we need to constantly update our schedule and agenda to put God in it, and to orient ourselves to His plans, not making Him fit into or approve of ours! Soli Deo Gloria!
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