We Can't Make Time...We Can Only Take It!

"We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end."  -  Seneca.

Time doesn't replenish itself. Once it is gone...it's gone. Think about this in terms of your own life. To make it easier, look how fast the past 5 years has gone by....10 years? When we use terms like decade, or century it appears to be a long time. But, in reality it isn't. We are now 15 years into the 21st century. Can you believe it?

In those 15 years, look how much has already happened. We have had wars, disasters, economic downturns, technological breakthroughs, etc... This is not anything new as far as time is concerned. All one has to do is go back in history and you'll pretty much see the same thing repeating itself.

As I mentioned at the outset, time doesn't replenish itself. We all have been allotted only so much time here on earth, and that's it. Certainly, some of us are blessed with more time than others, but that's the only difference as far as time is concerned. Eventually, our time runs out (2 Samuel 14:14).

What is my point? Our lives are too brief. Every second, minute, and hour is precious. We don't know how many days of life we have (James 4:14). Most of us take for granted that tomorrow will come. But there is no guarantee that it will. For many of us it won't (Proverbs 27:1).

Yes, there are certain things that need our attention, such as: work, family, finances, health, even some time for relaxation. But have you taken time out of your day to build, or renew your relationship with Christ? After all, He gave all of this to us without any strings attached. Our very lives, yours and mine, is a gift from the Almighty!

He doesn't expect us to live our lives by heavenly rules and regulations. Although, we can't just live in total chaos, either. But, remember how difficult it was for people living in Old Testament times to follow all of those laws? It was too much for most to live under so many stringent restrictions.

With the arrival of Christ, these restrictions and requirements were gradually loosened up, Everything was more or less condensed into this: love one another. What an incredible timesaver! We were no longer bound to spending our lives wondering if we did something wrong, and what we needed to do in order to make amends.

By His death and resurrection, Christ freed us from all of this. We now have the time to spend letting him know how thankful we are for what He did for us, ask for forgiveness of sins,  and tell Him how much we love Him. We have time to spend with Him in fellowship, and devotion. It doesn't take a great amount of time to do this. We just need to do it!

Life is rushing by for all of us. We all hurtle towards an inevitable death. Rich or poor, the same end awaits us physically. The most difficult thing to convince people of though, is our spiritual life. This can only be taken care of while we are alive here. Once you and I have left this world it's too late. Our time has passed. Game over (Isaiah 38:18).

Don't neglect your spiritual life. We will all be dead far longer than we lived. Scripture tells us that our lives are like a passing shadow (Psalm 144:4). Don't let any more time get away from you. Let Christ know how much you love Him, and want to be with Him someday. None of us can make time, we can only take time. How much time is it worth to you? The clock is ticking...

Scripture: Genesis 2:7; Ecclesiastes 6:12; Job 14:1; Psalm 39:5;Job 8:9;

Prayer: Dear Jesus, I pray that I may live everyday of my life as if it were my last; giving You my eternal praise, thanks and devotion. Amen

Have a blessed day,

Nicole