“Time, Eternity, and Making the Most of the Meantime”
Jan.2, 2011 Eccl.3:1-15; Rev.21:1-8 Play
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SIDELINED IN THE RACE OF LIFE
• cheering on even when time has taken its toll
• run life’s race for the prize, throwing off sin
that entangles
TIME THROUGH A BIBLICAL LENS
• evolutionary bias erodes time’s value; world ends
with a whimper
• Bible sees time as linear, not circular
• God sovereign over time, directing events for His
purposes
• time as opportunity / kairos not just hours and
minutes (chronos)
• eternity has already started for the Christian:
Holy Spirit a deposit on what’s yet to come
A TIME FOR EVERYTHING - EVEN THE UNPLEASANT
• can we trust God to be using even the negative
happenings in our life?
• commit our spirit/life to God, even from the cross
FIND THE GIFT AND BEAUTY IN THE EVERYDAY
• beauty of God’s working not always readily
apparent: our human view limited
• be happy (rejoice in the Lord), do good
• satisfaction in toil is God’s free gift
DON’T LET ETERNITY CATCH YOU UNAWARES
• revere God in His sovereignty over time / events
• upcoming judgment will provide just reward: Book of
Life vs. lake of fire
• don’t waste time or grace: watch for God’s
opportunities