TIME FLIES!

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

TIME FLIES!

Job 7:6

6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.

James 4:14

14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

           The loud revelry of New Years Eve is not yet a month past and we have already forgotten. It seems to be ancient history. A few bits of Christmas glitter linger on the fabric of life and the ground hog soon will make his prediction for an early spring or a lingering winter. Time flies!

           The business of living has taken the life out of it for some. As for Job his days were both monotonous and, as he puts it, “swifter than a weaver’s shuttle.” Both fast and torturous were his days.

           The young wish time to hurry because they can hardly wait to experience what the old now find commonplace. If they only had a different perspective the young would relish their youth and not wish for advancing age.

           As believers in an ageless God, we are urged to buy up time and opportunity and to store it. “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Eph 5:15-16 The word “redeeming” means “to ransom or to rescue from loss.” We must be aware of the value of time and we must be careful not to waste it.

Our English word opportunity comes from the Latin and means "toward the port." It suggests a ship taking advantage of the wind and tide to arrive safely in the harbor. The brevity of life is a strong argument for making the best use of the opportunities God gives us. If God saved me, He has a purpose for my life, and I should discover that purpose and then guide my life accordingly. Warren Wiersbe

Dear Lord, let me not waste valuable time today! Let me manage time – even leisure time – so that I might fulfill your purpose for my life. AMEN