-May 3, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Friday,
“I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.”
(John 9:4).
Jesus taught His disciples the meaning, value, opportunity, and appreciation of work hard for the Father every day. Before the advent of electricity, people could only work dawn to dusk, from sunrise to sunset. From an astronomical standpoint, dusk to dawn refers to when the sun is at an 18 degree angle in the morning, and reaches an 18 degree angle in the evening.
In Jesus’ day, the time began at the first hour (6:00 am) and ended at the the twelfth hour (6:00 pm). Hence, John 11:9 says, “Jesus answered, ‘Are there not twelve hours in a day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.’”
Days are getting a little bit longer every day until we reach the Summer Solstice. Because there is more sunlight, we can do more and enjoy being outdoors longer. Temperatures are warming up also.
God wants us to use every waking hour to serve Him. Days may be getting longer, but the time before the Lord’s coming is getting shorter. Jesus may come at any time day or night. Now is the time to get going for the Lord; to proclaim the gospel, to encourage one another, and to live for Him and serve Him while we have life and breath.
Every day has twenty four hours, every week one hundred and sixty eight hours, every year three hundred sixty five days, except in a leap year three hundred sixty six. There is no time to waste.
Paul wrote, “See then you walk circumspectly (or carefully), not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16). Let us walk in the light, as children of light, bearing the light.
Have a blessed day using your time to serve the Lord daily. Stay safe and healthy.
While there is time, while there is light, let us walk in His light by day and by night.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 