DCLM Higher Everyday 30 April 2023 — Good Time Management
DCLM Higher Everyday 30 April 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Good Time Management
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Topic: Good Time Management.
Text — Ecclesiastes 3:14-17
14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Key Verse: I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work” (Ecclesiastes 3:17).
Message
Benjamin Franklin, a former President of the USA was working consistently. But, people were complaining that he was not doing much. He got fed up with this, so he started noting down and observing himself. He made a diary and he wrote a list of worth doing tasks, less important tasks, least important tasks, and avoidable tasks. He marked finished tasks daily. After a week, he perceived, he had been spending much time on less important and avoidable tasks more than worth doing tasks.
Time is an asset given by God to guide activities and track moments. Time lost cannot be regained. Many have lost vital chances in life as a result of not doing things at the right time. Like Benjamin Franklin, check the items you spend your time on. Things that are not important and urgent must give way for important and urgent ones.
Beloved, time waits for nobody. So, plan time for regular personal devotion, reading, chores, school activities and personal and environmental hygiene. Beware of careless visitations. Daily ask God for grace to make wise use of your time.
Quote: Time lost cannot be regained
Challenge: Time is precious, use it well.
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to be disciplined in the use of my time.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
