REDEEMING THE TIME IS NOT A WORTHLESS CHASE OF LIFE
Time Waits for No Man SO Redeem it (Not a WORTHLESS chase of Life)
By
Gemae Almendro
An American urged a friend of his who had just arrived in his country for a visit “Quick, let's run to catch this bus!" Once inside, the happy American said, "We have gained three minutes." The Friend asked, "What do you intend to do with them?" Men in advanced Western countries have no answer to this question.
Our generation has forgotten how to walk. It knows only how to run and to drive. Jesus never ran; He only walked. There were chariots, horses, and camels in His day but we don't read that He used them. It is recorded only once that He rode, and then on an animal which advances at an even slower pace than a human walk.
We do well to save minutes. Every minute is a jewel, but we often realize its value too late. The story is told about a man who walked in the dark along the shore of a river. He stumbled on a small bag containing stones, which he picked up. As a pastime, he amused himself by throwing a stone in the river every once in awhile.
He liked to hear the plitch-plitch in the water. When he arrived home, only two stones were left in the bag. He saw they were diamonds. We run to save minutes and squander what we have saved in unworthy activities, conversation, and amusements. A cashier is answerable for every cent that has passed through his hands.
A man who has lived seventy years will answer before God for thirty-seven million minutes. “So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 KJV
BE BLESSED BUT BE ACCOUNTABLE
Gemae Almendro