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Facts of Time
Did you know the average man today in the United States lives to be about 77 years old?
Let me break that down for you.
77 years is equal to 28,105 days.
28,105 days is equal to 674,520 hours.
674,520 hours is equal to 40,471,200 minutes.
This fact rocked me because how many of those minutes have I spent getting mad at someone because they said something mean to me?
How many of those hours have I wasted playing a video game that didn’t matter?
How many of those hours have I spent wasted when I could have been advancing the Kingdom?
Does anyone else feel this way?
Today we’re going to see what the Bible says about time.
A Time for Everything
A couple of things to note here.
Solomon never says that time is wasted.
We may see time as wasted, but God doesn’t.
When you “waste your time”, you’re doing so because you choose to.
The Hebrew word for activity in verse one is pronounced “heh fits” and it means to take pleasure or delight in, desire, or to be willing.
Let me give you a couple of examples.
Maybe you like watching movies on your tablet or sleeping all the time.
Let me be very clear, those things aren’t bad when done wisely, but too much of anything but Jesus can be harmful in one way or another, including to your faith.
Another thing to notice here is that are 7 pairs that Solomon lists.
7, if you don’t know, is the number of completeness.
God created the world in 7 days etc.
What also is interesting about this list also is that it starts with two things with which we have zero control over and ends with things we have very little control over.
This reiterates the fact that you can’t control what people do to you, but you can control how you respond to people.
Use Your Time Wisely Fulfill Your Purpose
God has created us to participate in his grand plan for creation.
He doesn’t need us…but He wants us!
Doesn’t it feel good to be wanted?
Some of us were the last one picked for kickball.
Some of us have been thrown out like garbage because of the things we’ve done.
Let me encourage you today.
God has not thrown you out.
He has not abandoned or forsaken you!
God has instead said this “Give me the worst of the worst and I’ll show you what I can do with them.”
To give you a couple of examples.
David was a womanizer and a murderer, but God called him a man after His own heart.
Abraham was a habitual liar, but God called him the father of many nations.
Why did this happen?
Because David and Abraham obeyed, followed God wherever told them to go, and used every minute they could to advance God’s kingdom.
You have been given a specific task by God.
Its up to you to pray and find out what that is and focus your time and effort on it.
I can’t tell you what your specific task is, but I can tell you we all have one task in common.
All of us have been given the task to make disciples.
Take note here.
Verse 19 says go and make disciples of all the nations when you get out of prison.
Let me try again.
Go and make disciples of everyone except those in your dorm.
Guys, you could start this as soon as you leave here!
I’m not saying its easy, but how many times have we seen references to sowing and reaping in the New Testament?
Does the farmer throw out the seed, wait one day and say “Well crap, guess I better move onto another field.”
Absolutely not.
He stays there working on the field day after day, month after month and waits.
He waits patiently and when the time is right, a crop grows and he harvests from it.
What I’m trying to tell you is, if God is calling you to minister to an individual in your dorm, don’t give up on them.
If God has put someone on your heart for you to lead them to Him, you should get excited that the King of Kings chose you for such a task!
You get to lead someone to the door of eternal salvation!!!
Time is Running Out
So if you’re wondering how Solomon wraps up the book of Ecclesiastes, thats it.
Life is as simple as this.
Fear God, obey His commands.
This is everyones duty.
Jesus told us the two greatest commandments in order are: Love God, Love people.
How are you going to use your time?
Are you going to use it wisely or are you going to waste it?
Each of us has an allotted amount of time on this Earth and what we do with it will depend on our priorities.
Where do your priorities lie?
Look at what you spend your time on and you’ll know.
I’ll leave you with this.
One of the greatest theologians of all time said this. “Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I'll show you his god.” - Martin Luther
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