By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…”_ – NIV
In the wise meditations of Solomon, he analyses how God set time for everything and a season for every activity under the sun. Time is one gift everyone; rich or poor, young or old, hard worker or the lazy, all have in equal measure daily. Everything we do requires time. Any people living in the same time period, exposed to similar challenges and opportunities, at the end have different outcomes because of their use of time. Some regret. Others celebrate.
The enemies of time, leading to it’s lose, misuse and wastage include, but not limited to laziness(in thought and action), procrastination, lack of clear mission, vision and focus in life, jealousy and comparison with others. On the other hand, hard work, planning, vision, perseverance, are good enhancers of good use of time.
There is a path marked out in life for each one by God. Our best use of time is in line with what we were created to do. Therein is our success, excellence. So much time is wasted copying and doing what God never intended for us.
This is the reason Moses prayed that God would teach us to number our days and give us a heart of wisdom to rightly use time. Without wisdom, we will spend our time gambling, in things that we shall look back and regret why we did them.
Time is a perishable resource. Once gone, it never comes back. May God help us to be in step with His guidance in our lives, wisely spend our time so the we one day look back in full satisfaction that it was well spent.
Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Shalom children of God.
Amen