Let’s get Serious

You haven’t forgotten the number have you? It was 86,400 and we were pretending yesterday but today I want to get serious. You see on yesterday it was pennies but today it’s not pennies but seconds. You see every morning God; who loves us very much, deposits 86,400 seconds which represent 1,440 minutes which equal 24-hours. Now remember the same stipulation applies, because God gives you and I this amount of time for you and I to use each day. Nothing is ever carried over or credited to the next day. Someone has said “life is like a coin you can spend it any way you want to, but you can spend it only once.” One of the most fascinating as well as frustrating of all subjects is this four letter word time. We all have the same amount of time each day; it matters not whether we are penniless or whether we happen to be the richest person on earth. Whether we are young or old, single or married, employed or without a job, adolescent or the President of the United States we all have exactly the same amount of time. The word “time” is mentioned 620 times in our Bible. Solomon says this about time

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Ecclesiastes 3:3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

There was a time we were all born and that was an important day not only in our lives but also the lives of others. I remember the day all my children were born; it’s funny what you remember the day of the week, the weather, the time and the excitement that was in our hearts. The time to die is not so exciting; or is it? For the Child of God it’s a day not to be feared and when that day comes our heavenly Father will without doubt give us peace. I have been by the bedside of many that have crossed over. There were those that had asked the Lord to forgive them and crossed joyfully but of those who didn’t there was fear in their eyes. Don’t know how much time we have left but we must make sure we don’t waste it for it can never be recalled. Make sure there is a time to come before a loving God and ask Him to forgive you of your sins. He is willing and wanting and waiting for that time you do. The day of death will be exciting for those who have gone on to their heavenly reward for they will be cheering them on

Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses,….