1,440 Minutes

I have said and heard it, and there is a high likelihood, so have you: “I don’t have time.” Although some people work longer hours than others, we all have twenty-four hours every day we live on this side of heaven. We have time; the question is, what are we doing with the time we have? Interestingly, we find and make time for people we favor, things, entertainments, and activities we enjoy. So why don’t we have time for what we said we lacked time? Priorities and, maybe, time-consuming busyness.

God governs the world; He can stop time (Joshua 10:12–13) and roll time backward if He chooses (2 Kings 9–11), but we sin against His rule and create our agonies when we neglect His time arrangements. God has allotted us enough time each day and empowered us by the Holy Spirit to carry out His plans. The key is to use our time wisely: “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15–16). Evil abounds, preying on the unwatchful; our selfish desires can draw us away from God’s appointments. If we misuse God’s blessing of time, we must strive to redeem it by diligently studying to know God’s will, doing our duty for the future, and doing good while we have the opportunity. Believers should walk unswervingly, accurately following God’s rules and life designs, professing the Gospel’s message, and living it.

Solomon wrote that Creator God orchestrated a “fitting” time for everyone and every event under heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1); He knows the beginning and end of our minutes. For those without Christ, today is the day to repent and invite Him into your life. Everyone will account to our Maker for their time spent here. Use your time with wisdom; we cannot recapture what we have misspent and lost. If you lack time, search for yourself why.