Time Marches On

Ive been searching for a slogan:

Lets Be Great in 08 Lets Be Great in 13 Dont Be Late In 08" Dont Be Late In 13" Dont Hesitate In 08 Dont Hesitate In 13 Dont Procrastinate In 08 Dont Procrastinate In 13

Never mind the slogan...lets just talk about TIME... Time Marches On!

THE WORD TIME PERMEATES OUR LIVES

Time is the stuff life is made of
We have a magazine named TIME. We even have a watch named -- TIMEX. There is at least one thing you and I have in common. God has given us each the same amount of time each day! Each week = 168 hours...Bible classes = 2 hours. Worship = 2 hours. Activities = 2 hours. Acts 2:46-47 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house

EACH NEW DAY IS A GIFT FROM GOD

HE WANTS YOU & I TO MAKE GOOD USE OF OUR TIME! Ephesians 5:15-17 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Wasting time: Computer, TV, fishing, golf, FOOTBALL, etc. Work too many hours to the neglect of church and family! Study = people waste up to 50% of their time on mundane things! Success depends on how well we use our time. Time is precious. Time is $

Psalm 90:10
The length of our days is seventy years-- or eighty if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. According to the Bible, the average life span is 70 years. Sometimes, especially in America today, a person may even receive a few more years. V. 12 -- Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. No matter how long we live its not long at all!!!

Psalm 90:12
Moses said: WE OUGHT TO USE IT WISELY

Our time should be spent acknowledging the brevity of life and the need to use our time wisely. The most important thing we can do with our time is please God. (Eph5:15-17)

Psalm 90:14
WE OUGHT TO ENJOY LIFE The sooner we find PEACE WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST, the happier we will be! Romans 5:1 Just remember that nothing can separate us from the love of God! Romans 8:35-39

ECCL. 12:13
Solomon, in spite of being known for his wisdom, misused his time and efforts departed from God ....700 wives and 300 concubines. (1Kings 11:1-11)

 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the

whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is the whole duty of mankind.

Haggai 1:2-6
The Jews stopped their work in rebuilding the temple because they did not think the time was right- This is what the LORD Almighty says: "These people say, The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to be built. Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai: Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin? Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.

Luke 9:59-62
There were those who refused to follow Christ for similar reasons ...bury the dead...bid farewell house guests...BUT Jesus taught us to PRIORITORIZE OUR LIVES!!

Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

 Felix certainly did not REDEEM THE TIME--Acts 24:25 And as he reasoned of righteousness,
temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES

Prov 22:13 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I
shall be slain in the streets.

Think of all our Lord accomplished in just a little over three years...Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. John 9:4 I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

Pauls excellent example of REDEEMED THE TIME 2Tim 4:7-8 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Have you heard the phrase... CARPE DIEM? SEIZE THE DAY It's an exhortation to live life to the fullest, getting the most out of each individual day. A good example of this is the IRS. Like them or not, they know their purpose for existing. Handbook: In case of a national emergency resulting from enemy attack, the essential functions of the Service will be as follows: assessing, collecting, and recording taxes. So while everyone panics, they'll be about doing what they always dotaking our money. They know their purpose! DO WE???

 Do not worry about tomorrow, live for TODAY--- Prov 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2Th 17-9 .Finally...Make The Main Thing The Main Thing...It is the life that comes after this life

Have A Wonderful New Year Time Marches On