Your Life Is Your Time
Ephesians 5: 14 – 17; “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arisefrom the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See them that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the LORD is.”
Faithful believers do more than abstain from evil; they denounce the deeds of darkness as unfruitful, shameful, and not worthwhile.
Christians should be wise and careful in all things, including their use of time. Our use of time is not neutral; it can be evil if it is not invested for good.
The world’s lifestyle is characterized by moral and spiritual darkness. The will of the Lord, the philosophy for godly living is characterized by moral and spiritual light, and its goal is to imitate God and His love.
Our lives are governed by time. That is why we’re surrounded by clocks and calendars that dictate our activities. As the minutes tick by, we wonder where the day went. When responsibilities and pressures mount, we complain, “I just don’t have time to get it all done!” But the reality is that God has given us enough time to do exactly what He’s planned for our lives. Perhaps the bigger issue is whether we are using our time to do our will or the Lord’s.
Time is a gift from God, and He has allotted each of us a measure in which to live and accomplish His purpose. We have only two options – to spend it temporally on our own interests or invest it eternally. Since time can never be retrieved or reversed, it’s critical that we make the most of every opportunity the Lord provides.
The key to investing in eternity is following God’s plan for your life, not just filling your days with activities. Jesus was allocated just thirty – three years of life on earth, but only the last three were spent in fulfilling His Ministry. To us that seems like a waste of time. Yet Christ accomplished everything His Father gave Him to do. That’s why on the cross, He