Serving The God of Miracles

How Are You And Your Clock Geting Along?

As I was praying about the topic for this weeks Tuesday devotional, I was reminded of the hour that those of us on Eastern Standard Time were fortunate enough to regain this past weekend. Of course I know as do you that it’s only good until next spring when we give it back again by moving it forward.

So I started thinking about a few of the Bible verses that speak to the issue of “Time”. I confess that I didn’t read all 566 passages, but I read many and decided to include just three.

The first is Paul’s words to the Ephesians church in chapter 5 verses 15-18 when he wrote: “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.”

The second is David’s words in Psalm 90:12 – where he penned: “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

The third is James’ words in chapter 4 and verse 14 where he says: “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

In each passage above, there is a warning, a challenge if you will, to be sure that we’re not wasting time and that we use it wisely and to the best of our abilities. Let me ask you the same 10 rhetorical questions I’ve ask myself on this busy Tuesday.

Q: How are you using the time that God makes available to you each day?

Q: Are you using some of it to honor God?

Q: Do you start your day off or perhaps end your day with the reading of God’s Holy Word?

Q: Do you use a companion devotional or study book as well?

Q: Do you take the time to not only pray, but also to meditate on what you have read?

Q: Do you pause before the Lord and let Him fill your heart and mind with the things that matter the most?

Q: Do you have a prayer list that you pray through? We provide a printed list weekly in our church worship folder every Sunday so folks can put it with their Bible or in their car or use it wherever they can to pray for the requests that are listed.

Q: How are you doing with the time God gives you that is not be spent but rather invested in sharing your faith with the Pre-Christians that cross your path daily?

Q: Are you seeing God work in the lives of others as you invest yourself in them? It is such a joy to see God bring spiritual victories when someone we invest our time in comes to know the Savior personally. The scripture says all heaven erupts in praise. That’ll sure make your day!

Today we both pause, writer and reader. We pause long enough to remember that the time God gives us is to be redeemed at its highest potential. Today we remind ourselves that our time is to be invested rather than spent. That means we invest it in our spouses, in our children, in our profession, in our church, and in our own continued personal spiritual development. When we do that, the dividends will have everlasting results. Let’s take the ultimate personal quiz to see if we’re being good stewards of the time God gives us daily. The best way to do that is simply to pause and ask ourselves question # 10;

Q: How Are You And Your Clock Getting Along?

Have a great Tuesday and rest of the week.

Pastor Darryl