Time With God
January 9
With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
2Peter 3:8
Dewey set out to accomplish as much as he could on his to-do list. The truth was he was pretty sure he might only make it half way through the list before running out of time, but that wasn’t going to stop him from trying. Climbing into his car, Dewey decided to take a moment and ask God for help with the list, “Guide me today, Lord. Help me make the most of the time I’m given. Amen.”
Following the prayer, Dewey was struck by a deeper thought which prompted a deeper question, “How are we going to accomplish everything You have for us to do before Your return, Lord?”
God reminded him of Peter’s proclamation, “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” And then God said, “If you let Me help you, we can get done in one day what will take you a thousand years to do.”
Dewey contemplated God’s words as he went about carrying out the tasks God set before him that day. At the end of the day he’d completed all the tasks on the list! God had certainly maximized his efforts.
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Inviting God into our day is paramount to making the most of the time we have. Scripture says we are but a vapor (James 4:14) and then we are gone; not much in light of eternity.
If we choose not to enlist God’s help we won’t have much of an impact on the world in the time we have. By asking Him to make the most of each day, using our gifting and talents, we can maximize our efforts, and God can accomplish great things through us.
Here’s how God’s math works with ‘a thousand years as one day”: one hour equals 41.66 years. One minute would be .69 of a year, or 251.85 days. One second would equal 4.2 days.
If we call on the power of Heaven we stand a much better chance of accomplishing God’s goals in our lifetime.
Prayer
“Help me be a good steward of my time, LORD. Order my steps as I call on You for help. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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