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By David Jeremiah
......Regardless of how you keep track of the days of your life—and the hours of your days—it’s vital to bear one thing in mind. God already has every day planned out for you, for me, and for our world. He knew the day of your birth, and He knows the day of your welcome into heaven. Time passes at the same speed, the same rate, every day. We are given a certain amount of time, and once a moment is gone it never returns.
Almighty God had a calendar for His Son. Jesus was born at a pre-appointed moment in history, in the fullness of time (Galatians 4:4). He was conscious of His hours, which you can track by reading through the book of John. He told His mother, “My hour has not yet come” (John 2:4). In John 7:30, His enemies sought to arrest Him but could not because “His hour had not yet come.” Then on the eve of His crucifixion, He prayed, “Father, the hour has come” (John 17:1).
In the same way, there’s a specific day and hour ahead—how far ahead, I don’t know—for His return to earth. It’s a tangible date. God knows the very day and hour. It may be March 21, 2022? Or December 1, 2080? No one but God knows the date and the hour.
It’s a moment “the Father has set by his own authority” (Acts 1:7, NIV).
In light of this, none of us should waste a single moment, should we? Yes, we need relaxation and leisure. We need time for rest. But we should never waste time, not a day, not a moment. The Bible says, “Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days. Don’t be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God” (Ephesians 5:15-16, PHILLIPS).
Colossians 4:5 says, “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.”....
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......Regardless of how you keep track of the days of your life—and the hours of your days—it’s vital to bear one thing in mind. God already has every day planned out for you, for me, and for our world. He knew the day of your birth, and He knows the day of your welcome into heaven. Time passes at the same speed, the same rate, every day. We are given a certain amount of time, and once a moment is gone it never returns.
Almighty God had a calendar for His Son. Jesus was born at a pre-appointed moment in history, in the fullness of time (Galatians 4:4). He was conscious of His hours, which you can track by reading through the book of John. He told His mother, “My hour has not yet come” (John 2:4). In John 7:30, His enemies sought to arrest Him but could not because “His hour had not yet come.” Then on the eve of His crucifixion, He prayed, “Father, the hour has come” (John 17:1).
In the same way, there’s a specific day and hour ahead—how far ahead, I don’t know—for His return to earth. It’s a tangible date. God knows the very day and hour. It may be March 21, 2022? Or December 1, 2080? No one but God knows the date and the hour.
It’s a moment “the Father has set by his own authority” (Acts 1:7, NIV).
In light of this, none of us should waste a single moment, should we? Yes, we need relaxation and leisure. We need time for rest. But we should never waste time, not a day, not a moment. The Bible says, “Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days. Don’t be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God” (Ephesians 5:15-16, PHILLIPS).
Colossians 4:5 says, “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.”....
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Redeeming the Time
In ancient times, people only had two ways of determining time. They knew the sun came up every day and set every night, and they knew the moon cycled through its phases every thirty days....
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