Quote Contemplations

“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” – Theophrastus*  

            If you allow yourself to consider how quickly time flitters by, you will realize the reality of the above quote. Time is an interesting subject. Time is frivolously spend by many without a single thought of it being wasted. Time is not something that can be reclaimed. Once it is spent it is gone for good. Time cannot be retrieved, but it can be wasted as if it were worth nothing. 

            How can time be related to Almighty God? He lives OUTSIDE of time. 2 Peter 3:8 NIV tells us: “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” Therefore, God is not on our timeline. So when we ask something of God understand that He isn’t using our system of time. With that is mind it’s possible that Creation itself may not have taken a literal seven days. But that discussion is for another day.

            For us on earth time is registered in 24 hour increments, which represents what we refer to a ONE DAY. 365 of these 24 hour increments translates into ONE YEAR and so on. God deals in terms of infinity and eternity, so we really have no way of knowing how long a minute is to God. Frankly, it shouldn’t be important. If you love and trust God then however long you must wait for something to manifest itself should not phase you. Just know that God is in control of all things and knows all about you and your situation at all times. Trust Him to lead you where He knows you need to go. Time should be largely inconsequential to us. When it’s important you’ll know, when it isn’t you’ll know that too. 

            Until next time, spend your time doing something of value for others.

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

Bread of Life Ministries        

*  Theophrastus [c. 371 – c. 287 BC] was an ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist.