Ephesians 5:15-17
So, then, be careful how you live. Do not be unwise but wise, making the best use of your time because the times are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course?
Each of us has such a bank. It’s name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the remains of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours. There is no drawing against “tomorrow.” You must live in the present on today’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success! The clock is running!! Make the most of today.
I am sure you have read this illustration before. Time is the greatest resource God has given us and each individual makes the decision what to do with the time they have been given. None of us knows exactly how much time we have thus Paul tells us to be careful how we live making the best use of our time.
We have all been allocated 24 hours in a day but surprisingly some seem to get more done than others. Knowing that time is the greatest resource God has given us;
Reflective Thoughts
What do you spend your time doing? Take stock of your time for a week, it will surprise you where your time goes!
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Do you understand what God has called you to do, and how much time are you allocating to do it daily?
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What is your time worth?
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