Redeeming The Time
EPHESIANS 5:15-16
Be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that “there is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). It also says that God “has made everything appropriate in its time” (verse 11). God has a clock. Yet God Himself is not obligated to follow the clock because God is eternal. God moves freely in and out of the clock. However, you and I are obligated to follow the clock because we are still bound by time. That’s why Paul tells us in his letter to the church at Ephesus, “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:15-17). The King James Version calls this “redeeming the time.” We are to make the most of the time we have, not wasting it or squandering it by not understanding God’s purpose for our time.
Time has been given to you for one reason—so you can fulfill your destiny. If you are still alive and you still have time, then that time has been given to you so you can achieve the destiny God has ordained for you. Time is consistent with destiny and purpose. When you have to get up and go to work in the morning, you will set your clock to 6:00 a.m. or whatever time you choose that will get you to your destination on schedule. This is because time is tied to purpose. Therefore, if you do not live on purpose, you will not use your time wisely. You will get up anytime you feel like it, go to bed anytime, and let the days slip by without redeeming the time. And before you know it, you are 50, 60, or 70 years old, and you wonder, “Where did all the time go?” Your time and the way you use it are intimately linked with purpose and destiny. Knowing and living your purpose gives you God’s perspective on the use of your time.
Dear Lord, help me to make the most of the time You have given me. Show me how my choices result in me wasting the time You have given me or using it in line with the purpose for which You have created me.
No Comments