Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church

USE YOUR TIME WELL                         

“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” – (Psalm 90:12)

Saints of God:

     A part of the human condition is always to bargain for more time.  Growing up we used to sing, “Give me Just a Little More time.”  Then we would listen to the rhythm-and-blues philosopher as he would sing the words “If I could turn back the hands of time” … Some of us have also sung the hymn, “Time Is Filled With Swift Transitions.”

     All of us know something about the need to negotiate for more time.   “Where has all the time gone?”  someone wonders.  Others say, “There’s never enough time to get done all that you need to get done.”  Even though children have never taken a course in one-minute management, they have learned about time negotiations early.  You set a time in the evening for them to go to bed, but they have an uncanny way of asking, “Can I have just a little more time?”

     Students often plead for more time with teachers for an extension on some project.  We know something about that even in our own workplaces – sometimes we request more time to finish some assignment that has been given to us.  Often in the courts, attorneys will stand before judges and plead for an extension of time to allow their clients to settle matters that have been left undone.  Patients go to their doctors who have a God-complex and beg, “Doc, tell me how much time I have.”

     Mt. Gilead, what difference  will you make?  What difference does it make whether you live or die?  Other than the people who are your friends, relatives, and acquaintances, who will be heart broken by your absence?  What is your reason for wanting to live another year?                * *Today, if you could appeal to God for more time, what would be your reason for living?

   Lord Jesus, we thank you for the precious gift of time that you have given to each of us.  Forgive us for how we have squandered our time on futile pursuits in the past.  Grant us the wisdom to use each minute wisely for Your Kingdom. AMEN.

Be blessed,

Pastor Preston E. Dixon

P.S. It’s time to take a risk!  

USE YOUR TIME WELL                         

“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” – (Psalm 90:12)

Saints of God:

     A part of the human condition is always to bargain for more time.  Growing up we used to sing, “Give me Just a Little More time.”  Then we would listen to the rhythm-and-blues philosopher as he would sing the words “If I could turn back the hands of time” … Some of us have also sung the hymn, “Time Is Filled With Swift Transitions.”

     All of us know something about the need to negotiate for more time.   “Where has all the time gone?”  someone wonders.  Others say, “There’s never enough time to get done all that you need to get done.”  Even though children have never taken a course in one-minute management, they have learned about time negotiations early.  You set a time in the evening for them to go to bed, but they have an uncanny way of asking, “Can I have just a little more time?”

     Students often plead for more time with teachers for an extension on some project.  We know something about that even in our own workplaces – sometimes we request more time to finish some assignment that has been given to us.  Often in the courts, attorneys will stand before judges and plead for an extension of time to allow their clients to settle matters that have been left undone.  Patients go to their doctors who have a God-complex and beg, “Doc, tell me how much time I have.”

     Mt. Gilead, what difference  will you make?  What difference does it make whether you live or die?  Other than the people who are your friends, relatives, and acquaintances, who will be heart broken by your absence?  What is your reason for wanting to live another year?

* *Today, if you could appeal to God for more time, what would be your reason for living?

   Lord Jesus, we thank you for the precious gift of time that you have given to each of us.  Forgive us for how we have squandered our time on futile pursuits in the past.  Grant us the wisdom to use each minute wisely for Your Kingdom. AMEN.

Be blessed,

Pastor Preston E. Dixon

P.S. It’s time to take a risk!