“To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under the
heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Time is among our most valuable possessions. Every person has twenty-four hours each day he lives. Some make use of time, and some waste it away. At best, the time of our present lives is short. It can only be from the cradle to the grave. Only God knows how long that will be.
One poet said it like this:
“I have only just a minute, Only sixty seconds in it,
Forced upon me, Can’t refuse it,
Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it, But it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer if I lose it,
Give account if I abuse it; Just a tiny, little minute-But eternity is in it.”
Often, we live as if time were ours to spend as we please. When we realize it never waits but is continually passing–it is often too late. Time waits for no one. Time can never be recalled.
One afternoon, a small boy failed to return home from school. The mother became alarmed but waited for the return of the father from work. When the father had exhausted himself looking over the neighborhood he called the child’s teacher.
“He had to stay in after school,” the teacher told the distracted father. “He made very poor grades this month.”
“He asked me to help him with his arithmetic, but I was so busy,” the father said.
Two days later, when the body of the child was found, the sad story was completed. Rather than face taking home poor grades, he had gone out into the woods and frozen to death.
“Oh, if I had just taken time to help my boy!” the father said–over and over, but he could not call back the past.
Some of the saddest words to be heard on this earth are “Too Late.”
Time is so precious we should give careful consideration to its proper use.
Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “Seek ye the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. “ Do we have time not to put first things first?
In I Corinthians 7:29, Paul said. “But this I say, brethren, time is short.”
The first thing for all to do is to seek the Lord. “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found.”
The second thing is to serve the Lord. All other things, will then fall into their rightful places.
The story is told of a young minister who wanted very much to make a trip to attend a convention. He did not have the money, and his church was too poor to send him. He felt discouraged and alone; all the other ministers in his district were going.
At noon the day before time to go, his wife placed the morning mail beside his plate.
When he opened the first letter a check fluttered out and fell to the floor. The check was for an amount large enough to pay the convention expenses. The accompa- nying letter said: “A gift for you because you took the time to teach me the right way when I was confused.”
The right use of his time paid off when he expected it least and needed it most.
“The Clock of Life”
The clock of life is wound, but once And no man has the power
To tell just when the hand will stop- At late or early hour
Now is the only time you own! Live, love, toil with will; Place not faith in “tomorrow” for The clock may then be still.
Author Unknown
Beloved always remember: “Yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, but today is cash in the pocket.” Make use of your precious gift of time.
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