Within the three years of ministry He had, He fulfilled everything that He came to do - to preach the kingdom of God, train the twelve disciples and to make atonement for sin by His death on the cross. We see this principle at work in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ when He was on earth.
Psalm 31:15 - "My times are in Thy hand " The Lord is like a wise employer who tells his workers: "Here is the work you are to do, and here are the sufficient resources you will need to do it." Since God has a plan for the life you have committed to Him, He has allotted all the time that is necessary for you to fulfill all that He expects you to do according to His plan. 1 Corinthians 6:20 "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God�s." 1 Corinthians 10:31 "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."Ģ. Your purpose in spending any time you have must always be to glorify God. Let us consider now how we can number our days.ġ. If you find yourself unable to fulfill your responsibilities because of what seems to be a shortage of time, it probably means that you are not managing your time well. But the problem is often not a lack of time, but poor time management. Perhaps there have been times when the twenty four hours of the day do not seem to be enough for you and you wished that you had a thirty-six hour day or an eight-day week. You will always be complaining that you do not have enough time. If you do not keep careful track of where your time is spent, you will find it difficult to accomplish everything that you need to do. As the apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:15,16, you should "walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." It also means trying to save time whenever possible, so that no hour is ever wasted. It means optimising the limited time you have left, planning your activities carefully and deciding what activities deserve more time and what deserve less. 'Numbering our days' is simply applying that same kind of discipline, but now with time instead of money. The more limited your income is, the more you would want to ensure that you are making the best use of it. So what should we do? Psalm 90:12 says "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." To number your days is to keep careful watch over your time with the same kind of care and attention that you would give to budgeting and balancing your accounts, making sure there are always enough funds to make payments for the housing loan, the utilities, telephone bill, daily provisions, medicine and transport. Our years will have passed away for ever, and we will never ever see them again. As the years come and go, there comes a day when our time in this world will be no more. Whether we like it or not, we are being carried onward through the years of our life, until we finally reach the end of it. Preached at / Published Life BPC Weekly, Īs the present year draws to a close we are reminded once again of the relentless procession of time. Psalm 090:12 - Learning to Number Your Days
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