by: Russell McLaughlin

How Do You Spend It?

 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5

            What if you had a bank that credited your account with $1,440 each morning?  That’s $525,600 a year. You may be thinking, “That would help with monthly bills!”

            But there’s a condition.  If you don’t spend the money that day, no balance is carried over to the next day!  So, what you don’t spend that day is gone tomorrow.

            So, what would you do with a bank account like that?  Obviously, you would withdraw your money from the bank each morning and draw out every last cent so that you would lose none of it.

            Well, do I have a surprise for you.  You do have a bank like that.  It’s the TIME BANK.  Each and every morning of the world, it credits your life account with 1,440 minutes.  And at closing time each day, there is no balance left. It has all been spent. If you invested your time wisely or foolishly, it’s still the same result. All the time is gone.

            So, use your time wisely. You got a time deposit when you woke up this morning. It will all be gone by tomorrow morning.  We should set a goal to use our time more wisely!   

        Paul challenges us in Ephesians 5:15-17:

“:15 Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not foolish but understand what the will of the Lord is.”

            Time is here and then it’s gone (James 4:13-17).  Let’s use our time on earth wisely.  Let’s spend our time being godly.  Each day we have 1,440 minutes.  How will you spend your time?