Time

By Jeremy Burkes

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Time is one thing we all have. It might not seem like it but we each have the same amount of time in a day. Some people never seem to have enough of it while others seem to have too much on their hands.
We spend time with family, time on our jobs, and sometimes we waist a lot of time.
Many people live their lives on a schedule and many just seem to do whatever is pressing at the time.
Some have schedules at work and even schedules at home.
Sadly many do not schedule any time to spend with God. We tend to get so busy with our time and schedules that we can easily leave God out of our day.
Remember that time was given to us by God. Whether you are on a schedule or not you should make sure each day you set aside some time to spend with Him.

REDEEMING THE TIME

Colossians 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Time is a gift that God has given us. We can have no more of it than God allows us to have. The important thing is how we use this time.
We must use some of the time to work and provide for our families the things necessary to live. I am afraid that I am like many others who have confused luxury with necessity.
We must have times of rest and times of relaxation but I think sometimes we carry some of those to extremes. How much time do we really give to the Lord? A few hours a week out of 168.
All of our time is a gift from God. Let us be mindful of how we are using it. We don't have an unlimited supply.