Time Waits For No Man!

Time: the period or moment in which something happens

Time is constantly moving -- it waits for no man. Can you believe that we're about to enter into a new year, when it feels like only a few months ago we were saying the same thing about 2015?! Since time has a beginning and an designated end - and we can't control either - it's imperative that we get busy! This is our journey, and on this journey we have a specific destiny to fulfill. So if you're wondering about the best way to spend your God-given time - a good starting place is to consider how God looks at time and how He wants us to use it.

Since we are accountable to God for how we use our time, we must plan our time around what's really important. Matthew 6:33 says; "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." We must seek God first to get strength, wisdom, and directions to fulfilling our destiny, and then we move forward.

My friends, I think you'll agree when I say that whatever controls our time, controls our life. We can simply look at Jesus for an example of this: He had thirty three years on this earth, and during that time, He was always doing His Father's business. He used His time, strength, wisdom and direction to do exactly what the Father called Him to do - healing the sick, raising the dead, opening the eyes of the blind, making the lame walk, feeding the hungry, and the list just goes on and on. The point here is that Jesus spent His time here doing what His Father wanted Him to do.

Think about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - he had but 39 years on this earth. In his time, he was busy doing what God called him to do and he made many, many major accomplishments. He made the best use of his time by working toward and accomplishing the things that he knew were truly important.

What we don't want to do is waste time by being disobedient like Lot's wife, for instance. As you likely recall, there were things going on in Sodom and Gomorrah that God was not pleased with. In His merciful way, God gave Lot and his family the opportunity to escape, so they could continue on with their destiny. But Lot's wife didn't want to leave her past, and her time was shorten, as she looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.

Time is so very precious, because by it we have an opportunity to escape everlasting misery, and obtain everlasting life. We may lose things in this life for one reason or another, but it's very possible that we can get back something that's even better than the first thing. However, when time is gone it's impossible to get more. When you really think about it - time is more precious than money, because when our time is gone, we can't purchase it with money; therefore, let's not spend our time chasing money, but rather chasing the will of God!

With all that said, let the Church say Amen and… AMEN!