In The TIME We Have

It’s hard to believe that this is Week 45 in the year of 52 weeks! WOW! Time has a way of passing so quickly. Grandparents tell us that it appears to pass even more quickly as we get older…The adage, “time waits for no one,” seems to bear more truth as we continue our earthly journeys. There have been countless “popular” songs about time, and one in particular mentions “bottling time” and “making time last forever.” As believers in Jesus Christ, we can’t really save time, and we can’t make it last forever. We can, however, be certain of the promise that we will spend eternity with Him forever. That eternity begins now as we eagerly await the Lord’s return. It’s important to take frequent inventory of how we are spending our time. One of my favorite demonstrations of this is taking a two gallon jar and trying to place as many rocks as possible in the jar. Big rocks, small rocks, gravel, sand, and water are set aside. To get everything in the jar, the only way that it will all fit is to put in the “big rocks” first. Any effort to put in the sand, water, or small rocks first will not leave room for the big rocks! When Jesus Christ is our ROCK, he is first in our lives…HE is our first love! As we journey, we love others including our family in Christ, our husbands, wives, children, parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends—these are “big rocks” in our lives. Often tempted to put in the “stuff” that so easily usurps our time stunting our personal spiritual growth—the tyranny of the urgent if you will—does not leave room for the “big rocks.” There is actually no way to get the “big rocks” to fit if the small rocks, gravel, sand, and water are placed in first. If you try this, you will see that it is a great demonstration both literally and figuratively!

On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand…all other ground is sinking sand!

 

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. ~Matthew 7:25-26

 

Copyright 2013 Dr. Donna Earl Bridges