Redeem The Time

When did you last ask yourself, “where did the time go?”  Perhaps as you blinked, your children or grandchildren were [suddenly] performing at her first piano recital, or things you pushed out-of-reach were no longer out-of-reach to little hands, or little ones outgrew their car seats.  We sometimes neglect to consider the slipping away of our own days: to-do lists undone, books unread, gardens untended.  Solomon’s conversation with himself in Ecclesiastes 2:18-23 is an examination of his life-work and its relevance, to which he concludes: “There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and assure himself that there is good in his labor. Even this, I have seen is from the hand of God.” (V.24).  Every Believer must agree with King Solomon that all good is located only in God. In the midst of the daily stuff, we must be able to seize the moment in joy from God; only He gives the key to life’s meaning! Genuine purpose, satisfaction and enjoyment are found only in God. Paul expresses beautifully the Christ-worldview of our days: “See that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity, and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16, AMP). Today, Mr Bill said it took his work-computer 13 minutes to start – oh me oh my – what a waste of valuable time!  The time of our lives is from the hand of God, and we are instructed to be conscious and deliberate with how we spend it.  Let’s not, like King Solomon, look back on life and find we whittled away our days carelessly.  Redeem the time!