REASONS WHY YOU MUST REDEEM THE TIME - PART 7

Scriptures: Job 14:2, James 4:14, Isaiah 40:7-8 
Topic: You must redeem the time because your short life has an even shorter period of significance and fruitfulness.

"He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not."
                                                                                                                                                                    Job 14:2

"Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."
James 4:14

"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: SURELY THE PEOPLE IS GRASS. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."
Isaiah 40:7-8

Indeed, your life on this earth is short. But think about it; your short life will have an even shorter period of fruitfulness unto the Lord. You will only be able to do certain things for the Lord in a particular season of your life. The time before your season of fruitfulness will be non-scoring. Think about Jesus. He lived for thirty-three years but He only ministered for three out of those thirty-three years. He worked for God for three years out of thirty-three years which is only nine per cent of His entire life on earth.

In reality, we have a very, very short period of productive service for Jesus. Let us give our very best to the Lord!

Credit: Excerpt from
Many Are Called 
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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