Time, a Precious Gift

Ecclesiastes 3

1 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

How do you spend your time? Zsofi asked us today what was the most important hour of our day, and if we had managed over the last week to share an hour of our time with someone. The ladies shared some of the things they had done with people. The most important time was when we sat alone with our Father, reading His Word, meditating on His Word and talking with Him, but of course what we learn from Him through His Word, we should put into practice. We can waste a lot of time doing things that are of no use to us or anyone else, what we do on the internet, what we watch on television, what we read, all has an impact on us. The time we have is a gift. I am sure that if we gave a gift to someone, we wouldn’t like to see it misused, so why do we misuse our time?

Zsofi certainly challenged us to stop and think what we do with our time, is it used with God, for God, or our own amusement? We are told in scripture to build one another up in the faith, and to encourage one another, to help one another. What we do for God is for eternity, what we do for ourselves is but for a moment.