Colossians 3:23-4:6
"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity."
(COLOSSIANS 4:5B)
To be good stewards of the moments we're given is a constant challenge. Could any of us honestly say at the end of a day that we had made "the most of every opportunity"? Perhaps you've longed as I have at times to get back the hours that have passed and re-do them differently. Or perhaps you've begun to learn that making the best use of our time does not mean rushing pell-mell into each new project. So how do we redeem the time?
We do so by realizing the One who has redeemed us has all of our days measured out even before they have come to be. We remind ourselves that "the LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him" (Psalm 34:21-22). Revelation 12:12 tells us Satan knows his time is short; he'll try to hinder the progress of God's people in any way he can. But our Lord is greater than any trial that may come our way. It may even be in the very heart of the trial that you find Him, covering you with His feathers and giving you refuge under His wings (see Psalm 91:4).
INSIGHT
WHEN WE KNOW WE HAVEN'T MADE THE MOST OF OUR DAY, WE REST IN KNOWING OUR GREAT REDEEMER HAS.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Exodus 7-8
Psalm 29
Mark 9
Colossians 3:23-4:6
New International Version (NIV)
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.
4 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Further Instructions
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
"CHRISTIAN" MYTHS ABOUT MONEY [PART 2]
with Dr. Ben Witherington
What does money make you think of? Taxes? Debt? Payday? Jesus said to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. But what does Jesus mean when he says this? And what else does he say about money?
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