Giving of time (2)

Time is governed by God

God determines every lifespan

Job 14:5 NIV

A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.

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God will demand an account of how time has been spent

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NIV

I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”

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Time may be squandered

In ungodly living

1 Peter 4:3 NIV

For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.

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By neglecting God-given opportunities

Jeremiah 8:20 NIV

“The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”

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Time may be saved

By understanding its brevity

Psalm 90:12 NIV

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

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By remembering its uncertainty

John 9:4 NIV

As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

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By making the most of present opportunities

Ephesians 5:16 NIV

making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

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By allocating it wisely

1 Chronicles 12:32 NIV

from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

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Time is to be spent wisely

In worship and meditation

Psalm 119:164 NIV

Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.

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In work

Psalm 104:23 NIV

Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.

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In rest

Exodus 20:8–10 NIV

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.

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With one’s family

Deuteronomy 24:5 NIV

If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.

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In fellowship

1 Corinthians 16:7 NIV

For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

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Time is to be allocated according to priorities

Luke 10:41–42 NIV

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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