Valuable Time

Colossians chapter 4 outlines for us the attitude that we can strive to have as we regard each day as a gift from God, full of opportunity:
5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

Yesterday, I shared here and on The Meeting House about idle talk, making sure that our words are consistent with God's truth.   It is also important that our time is spent with the intent of bringing glory to God.   Each day presents its unique set of challenges, but we also recognize the hand of God - that He is at work and He can give us a template for each day, rejoicing in Him and anticipating how He will work in and through out lives.

From Ephesians 5, we read:
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Yesterday, we discussed idle talk - making sure that we are speaking in accordance with God's truth, making our words count for His glory.   Today, we touch on the subject of idle time.    Ephesians chapter 5 highlights the concept of "redeeming the time".   I believe that entails regarding each day as a gift of God, realizing that since He has ordained the number of our days, He has placed us here for a purpose.    So, we adopt the attitude according to Psalm 118:
24 This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I pray, O Lord...  Well, there has been talk of this being a historic day, with the Supreme Court's ruling on health care and the vote in the House on holding the Attorney General of the U.S. contempt.   It's a troubling day for residents of Colorado Springs, who are hoping and praying it will be a triumphant day for the brave firefighters who are battling the monstrous blaze threatening their city.   So, what kind of day will you have?    Are you dedicated to fulfilling God's agenda for you today, or are you content to spend your time idly and perhaps unproductive with regard to the matters of the kingdom of God.   Each day is a gift, and an opportunity to bring glory to God, to have an attitude that "this is the day" that He has made, so we rejoice in Him and anticipate what He will do through us today.