"Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."
2 Corinthians 6:2 NKJV
Today is the day; it is the time. We don't live in the past but now - today. Yesterday is in the past, today is now. Tomorrow is not here yet, not that it is wrong to plan. When we pray for something we don't say things like, 'Please Lord, heal me next week.' No, we ask healing for now. We need to live for today. The Greek word for time is Kairos, and this means an appointed time or season, rather than a certain length of time. Therefore, the right time to receive God's grace is now.
We tend to live in a era where time is a loose term. Often we hear, 'Yes, I'll do that in a minute', or 'I'll do that tomorrow.' Often tomorrow never comes because the person has forgotten about it, they have classed it as unimportant, which can demonstrate a lack of care to the person who asked. It wouldn't be nice if God treated us this way. If we prayed to ask Him into our lives and He replied, 'Yes ok, but I'm rather busy at the moment so I'll put you in the diary and we'll look at it next week.' Thankfully, God is not like that and really, we shouldn't be either.
Time is very important. People find that out when they are lying in a hospital bed with only hours left to live. Then there are the people who rush out for work promising that they will do a certain thing when they return from work. Sadly for some, they never make that, as they have a fatal accident on their way to the workplace. Awful to think about, but true just the same.
Now is the day of salvation. Live for today. Some people can take this too far and never plan to go on holiday or do a certain thing within the family. We shouldn't do this. We have to plan certain things, it is necessary to do so. However, it is wrong to do nothing and have the attitude that if it's the Lord's will, it will happen. This borders on the side of being irresponsible. There is a balance to get right.
I've known some people put off their chance of salvation because they have a lot of wild living to do first. This may be so. But it may also be a bad choice if their life is about to end. Without Jesus, we are lost. We need Him to gain forgiveness and our place in Heaven. Without that assurance, we are taking a mighty gamble.
Do you put things off? Is there room in your busy schedule to improve your time-keeping. If you have an appointment-based job, one where you book to see clients, it is unprofessional to have no care of time and keep someone waiting. Sometimes, it is unavoidable but not on a regular basis. Surely, there is room for improvement? What do you think?
Seek God and ask Him to help you improve your use of time. Time really is all we have. Without it, we're not here. So make use of every opportunity. (Ephesians 5:16).
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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