Time Is Short
During time of prayer and fellowship with God there was this nearly constant impression that “time is short”. When God speaks His words are few.
- “Light, be.”
- “Fear not.”
- “I am.”
For a while the thought that “time is short” brought forth “end of days” meanings such as:
- Third World War,
- American democracy / this country will fall,
- I will pass on soon from this world,
- Time’s up
- Jesus returns, …
It never occurred to me that I wasn’t hearing God correctly, that there is a different message about time. An unexpected one. I was hearing “time is short”, “time’s up”, but that’s not what God was saying to me.
God is eternal. He is Lord of Time. The Almighty Time Lord. (Doctor Who?) Seriously all time belongs to God.
I now very clearly hear what God was saying: “Time is Mine” sayeth the Lord. He is with me every nanosecond of every day. He knows the hour of my “time”. He loves me and will never forsake me. “Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil.”
Now every time I hear God mention “time” I feel loved, I know that He has been watching over me every second. I feel peace.
This caused me to consider the time that I have.
So long as I’m still alive I live in the time God allowed for me. That is, I’m not yet in God’s eternal home. So I can’t give up or give in no matter what the conflict, no matter the pain, no matter what.
If we have 1 more minute then so be it. Time always has been short; every minute counts.
The end result is that I’ve been reinvigorated to use time, making the most of every minute, redeeming the time. So in spite of pain, in spite of breathing difficulties, fatigue, and weakness, I won’t let time, or the lack of it to be an enemy anymore. Each minute is a blessing for each of us.
We can use that minute of blessing to praise God, to bless others, to be kind, generous, and loving towards one another. There’s so much we can do in the next minute. There’s still time.
Love In Christ,
Ed
