Title: Save the Time (Ephesians 05:15-17)
There is a saying in the proverb that a wise person knows an opportunity and takes advantage of it. In the Bible I'm reading now, it is also written to save time and use it wisely. We believers should live a wise life in this evil age. To do that, you need to be able to save time.
2. Time saving requires diligence, so the Bible always exhorts us to be diligent. “Do not be lazy in diligence, be zealous and serve the Lord.” “Go to the ant, you lazy, and see what it does, and seek wisdom.” A man came back from a round the world and asked him to share his impressions from the round trip in one word, and he said, “Wherever you go, the diligent people prosper, and the lazy people live poorly.” It is true. I know how to save time by being diligent. If we are going to live the life of faith right away, we must be diligent. You have to be diligent to keep the week right. You must be diligent to study the Bible and pray. You have to be diligent to do good church service. You have to be diligent to evangelize. You have to be diligent to do business right.
3. To save time is to lead a regular life It is very important to lead a regular life: working hard when working, resting when resting, sleeping when sleeping, and waking up when waking up. John Wesley is said to have led a regular life by dividing the time of each day into divisions. Visiting clergy, priests, and magistrates should especially learn Wesley's time management. Let's go through the day on a regular basis with all our plans.
4. Time saving means you need to be on time You need to be punctual. I have no right to waste my time. Moreover, it is a sin to waste other people's time. So we have to respect each other's time. What is particularly sad is that there are cases in which believers waste other people's time even more. This is a sin. When God entrusts time to us, it is to reveal the glory of the Lord, but it is for us and because we mistake it for ours, and this results in this. We must not forget to use our own time as well as the time of others.
5. Saving time is the same as buying an opportunity that has been assigned to you. There is a saying that has been passed down from time immemorial. It is the time of heaven. It also means a chance given by heaven. There is a time in heaven. This heavenly hour will not come again if we miss it. There is a time to plant crops. Then it must be planted. There is a time to reap the crop. Then you must get it. Students have time to study. When you study, you must study. There is a thousand poems in all things. There are times.
6. To be a good steward of time, we must give the time we ought to give to God We tithe materially, but we must give one-seventh of our time to God. One day out of the seven days, we are told to worship God, do evangelism, do service, and live for God. Time is past, present and future. Which of the three is the most important? Currently. Now. Today. The past has already passed. We can't do anything about it. Can't even find the road. The future hasn't come yet, so we don't know if we'll have it or not. Proverbs 27:1 says, "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what will happen in one day." The most important time for us is now. Now. You must write today. I hope you do not put off doing good work until tomorrow, and go out and do it as soon as you think of it.