Words of Encouragement April - 13 - 2003
Time is so precious -- time with our families, our children, our parents, our friends, as well as our brothers and sisters in Christ. How do you invest your time? Where do you invest it? You know, it's really more valuable than the money we invest. Once it's gone, it can't be reclaimed. So as you begin each day, ask God that you will be able to "know the time," to see it for what it is and to use it for its greatest good. Time passes quickly, and like the shadows of early evening, it's not long before it is absorbed into the gathering darkness of night.
Psalm 144:4 says, Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Let us pray.
Eternal God, please give us the wisdom to use the time given us today to do what is best, right, good, and profitable. We want to invest our time in what is truly enduring. Please help us use our time to influence and to bless all those with whom we interact so that they are brought closer to you.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.