Wasted Time
“That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past” (Ecclesiastes 3:15).
As a young person I wasted a lot of time! I did things that, while not wrong in themselves, had no eternal value. Time is something that can never be reversed or recovered once it is past. That is one reason we are told to, “Walk in wisdom…redeeming the time” (Colossians 4:5). In other words, we are to use the time we have wisely for the Lord’s glory and the blessing of others. We are to use our “now”because they quickly become our “past” and then it is too late.
The only time we have is whatever time is left before the Lord comes. We can, and should use that time carefully. Peter exhorts those of us who have wasted time in the past, and says, “That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God” (1 Peter 4:2). What will you do with the rest of your time?
