Title Save the Years/Ephesians 5:15-16
Content Save the Years/Ephesians 5:15-16
In Luke 15, we find the parable of the prodigal son. The little son, who has been raised in his father's special care and love ever since he was born in his father's house, makes an important decision one day. The decision was to leave his father's arms and live freely (?). So he got his share in advance even before his father died. Now, he was able to live comfortably without having to look at his father and brother. For some time away from my father's house, the world couldn't have been so exciting and fun. The days I spent experiencing everything I wanted to do with the money I had were like a dream. This is referred to in the bible as slanderous debauchery.
The younger son went to a distant country with this wealth and wasted all his possessions in debauchery. Then, when he had nowhere to go, he returned to his father's house.
In today's text, God tells us to spare our time. In other words, it is the same as saying that our life is moving in a productive direction. The direction of a productive life is to move away from a selfish life that is only for yourself and live with love for each other. Verse 2 of this chapter says, “Walk in love as Christ loved you.”
As we go through life, if we think that the end of the world is coming or we will face a personal end tomorrow, we cannot help but love some people in the world. There will be no one who hates others or is irresponsible for my work even though they know the end.
Today, we need to look at what is lacking in our homes and churches. As far as food, clothing and shelter are concerned, everything is plentiful, but is it not lacking in the love we really need in our homes and churches?
Time, once passed, can never be undone. So we live with regret for the past.
“Our years are 70 years, and if we are strong we are 80 years old, but the pride of our years is our toilet and sorrow; we go quickly, and we fly away” (Psalm 90:10) The arrow that leaves the bow reaches its destination in an instant. If our lives are like this, we should become children of light who live each day in love, thinking about the shortness of life. We should make the years that fly like flesh into days that lead to rewarding.
Considering the preciousness of time, we, our family, and the church should always live a life that is the pride of Christ by loving each other through the eschatological life of faith.