SUN STAND STILL!

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

SUN STAND STILL!

Josh 10:12-13

12 Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

A Wrinkle in Time is the story of Meg Murry, a high-school-aged girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet.

How many times have we wished for more hours in our day? This morning I find myself looking at the calendar and the TO DO list and one threatens to overflow the other. Whether your list of responsibilities is personal, circumstantial, or business it can be overwhelming.

Time often determines winners and losers. The winner is not always the “best” team but the one with the most points at the buzzer. The buzzer says that effort and opportunity are both done. Why do youth sleep in for hours while the aged rise earlier than the sun? We are all playing toward the buzzer.

Dear Lord, expand time to allow for my responsibilities. Enlarge strength and productivity to accomplish the important things. Grant wisdom to know what is and is not important. AMEN