What Would You Do With More Time?-1/28/2012

"Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 'Return and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, 'I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD. I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”” 2 Kings 20:4-6

God sent Isaiah to inform King Hezekiah to set his house in order because his life was being required of him. In response, he turned his face to the wall, wept bitterly and asked the Lord to remember his faithfulness to Him. In short, he begged for more time.

Beloved, if we found ourselves in a similar situation and God found favor with our request, what would we do with the additional time? As it is, much can be known about a person by how they spend their resources and their time. It is time for us to examine ourselves. Is Christianity just lip service? Is it something that we just do on Sunday mornings and perhaps Wednesday nights? Is it just a label we wear or a heavenly expectation that we have?

If we were in Hezekiah's position and we were granted more time, would we do things differently than we are doing them now? Or shall we be like the man who rested in the comfort of his possessions, planning to tear down barns to build greater ones to store more stuff? "But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’" Luke 12:20.

If we would do things differently, why are we not doing things differently now? None of us knows when our souls will be required of us. Should we not all live every day like it is our last? Should we not all be busying ourselves in the harvest of the Lord where the workers are but few? Jesus said, "I must work the works of Him that sent me while it is day: the night comes when no man can work" John 9:4.

The only time that we can take for granted is the moment we are in. The very next one is un-promised and unsure. If you had more time, what would you do?

Rejoicing in the Lord,

Lee