MORNING MANNA         2/4/20

What do you think of when you think of something sacred? Perhaps you think about the Holy Bible, or the Lord’s Day, or worship, or Christian Hymns. But have you ever thought of time as something sacred? Or to put it another way, the sacredness of opportunity? That’s exactly what Paul is speaking about in our text. He is telling us to buy up opportunity.

Time marches on, or as the old proverb says, “time waits for no man”. That’s true. I never expected to live as long as I have, but by the grace of God here we are, all in different stages of life, in the year of 2020. And none of us have any idea how much time we have left. Every day is a precious gift from God and we ought to use it wisely. There are two Greek words translated “time”. One has the idea of hour upon hour and day after day – the duration of time. The other, which is used in this verse, has to do with a definite portion of time – a time when something should happen, “the time” as we might say. It’s the same word that that is translated “opportunity” in Gal.6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” The idea is that we should make use of every opportunity.

We make a serious mistake when we treat our opportunities with disrespect. Those moments are sacred and should be treated as such. They are divinely ordained appointments for which we are responsible. Don’t misunderstand – that doesn’t mean that we are to be working every moment. There is a time to labor and a time to rest and both are important – both are sacred in the sense that God expects both from us. As we go through life God sets before us opportunities to work, to worship, and to witness, let us walk wisely by doing what God decreed. – HDS

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346