Harvest Fellowship

Can you believe that it is already September?  Where does the time go?  Have you ever really wondered about “time”?  Why is it that time is priceless to us?  I always seem to have this conversation with people, especially in my job, when I am asking people to volunteer more time.  I remember last year talking about our lack of time, in regards to Journey Fellowship and cell ministry.  Again when we had our last cell leaders meeting with Harvest, the thing that came up most was the lack of time in each person’s life.  So I began to wonder, what does God think about time?  I mean He created it, everyone gets the same amount a day, and everyone will be caught by it in the end.  So, I looked up the word time in the New Testament and one of the words used is the Greek word - kairos – which means opportune time, set time, appointed time, due time, definitive time, seasonable time, proper time for action.  Kairos describes kind, or quality, of time, in other words: “for such a time as this we are created for.”  Have you ever realized that God knew you where going to be created for this time for this specific time in history for a specific reason?  Too often we are caught up in wanting and desiring something we can have like, to live someone else’s life, focusing our attentions of mistakes of the past, or worrying about the future.  We all have the same amount of time to live each day!  Let’s live it intentionally each moment for God.  We are all too busy, so what is it that God wants you doing?  Not what we want – but what God wants! 

 
I think the question should never be – “does God want me to serve?”  Of course He does!  The question should be where and how does He want me to serve! 

Ephesians 5:15-17 see then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.  Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.