Every Second Counts

"Time Is Money"

Shaila Meharry

Are you ready for a change? A drastic change? ... God is.

Some one once posed the question, “What would you do if a bank were to give you $86,400 every day?” I’m sure you could think of several things right off the top of your head: School bills, entertainment, cars, shopping, ADRA, etc. Someone may even venture to think, “No school!” (But how boring would that be! : )

Now here are the conditions though: each day this amount is renewed and each evening whatever has not been used will be deleted from your account. Pretty simple, right?
In all actuality you are given 86,400 seconds everyday! It is your choice how you spend them. You may think that they are only seconds; hardly of any consequence … but how important is a second?

“To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper. (Southern Accent)
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed their flight.
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask the person who jut avoided an accident.
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.” -Charles Lange

Time is an extravagant gift God has given us! And what would make His heart rejoice is the fact that every day one of his children is setting time out of his “busy” schedule just for Him.
“How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.” Psalms 119:9-11

God’s word is powerful! You might not be able to stand the ramifications if you give God your time through prayer and the reading of His word. I want to take that chance because the change will bring me face to face with my Redeeming and I will never be the same again.

“Taste and see that the LORD is good.”