A time for everything…

The wise words of Solomon in the third chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes are:

To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under the heaven… A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them…

Through God’s grace, we are given time on this earth. Rather than cutting off life at the first sin of Adam and Eve, he graciously extended his hand to take care of them even outside the Garden where they’d been banished. Despite their rejecting God’s simple command to not eat of the fruit, God continued his care for the two sinners and allowed them time to live.

Generations later, God is still on the throne. For those who’ve come to know him personally—the days, weeks, months, and years he’s allotted—we now understand are given to us to do his will. Our time is lent to prioritize and utilize constructively, remembering always the days are fleeting, and what’s not done to glorify him is time wasted.

While we know our days are numbered here on earth, in the time given to each of us, may we always say as with the Psalmist, “This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it” ~ Psalm118:24.