Psalm 146:2 “I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.”

DAILY READING• Titus 3; Jeremiah 17-18; Psalm 127

Today, modern technology has provided us with easy timekeeping devices like the wristwatches, wall clocks and mobile phones. However, in centuries past, there were no clocks, thus people had to rely on the natural world around them to keep track of the time.
One of those ancient ways of measuring time was the use of the water clock. The water clock dates back to 16th century B.C. Babylon and was used by the Greeks. It is one of the earliest forms of timekeeping devices that used a steady flow of water to track time. With this device, a large bowl would be filled with water and allowed to slowly drain from a spout at the bottom. The inside of the bowl was marked with time intervals. This enabled people to determine how much time had passed by the water level in the bowl. Water clocks were largely used to determine the hours especially at night times and on cloudy days.
As the water trickled away in the water clock, it represented how time was flowing away never to be recaptured again.

Time is always flowing away unnoticed.
The clock is always ticking, even as the past increases and future possibilities recede.
Each day, God entrusts us with 24 hours to use as wise stewards. Every morning we are credited with 86,400 seconds to invest to good purpose. Each day it opens a new account and if we fail to use the day’s deposits well, life may end in regret.
We must use our time on earth judiciously, constantly focusing on what God has called us to do.

Psalm 90:12-17 says ‘So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
In these last days, it has become crucial that we use the little time that is left wisely. Eternity is counting. You may delay, but time won’t. We must therefore ensure that the things we do in these last days have eternal value. What we do now for the Kingdom of God is what will matter most in eternity. Top on the priority of our time investment is our relationship with God which is the very bedrock of our existence. Time spent with God helps us to focus rightly on the necessary things that need to be done. It is while in God’s presence that we receive specific instructions on what to do. And His instructions lead to our distinction in life.
In these end-times, we must be deliberate in redeeming time because the enemy has sent out many weapons of mass distraction to squander people’s time.
Ephesians 5:16 says “redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
One certain way to redeem time is to be thankful. David said in Psalm 34:1 ‘I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.’
When we bless The Lord at all times, we are placing our life and times in His hand. And what we commit into God’s hands He is able to keep.
2 Timothy 1:12-says ‘for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.’
When we are thankful and bless The Lord continually at all times, He sees to it that our time on earth is used to His glory.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to begin to make good use of my time. Let Your praise and obedience to Your instructions be always top priority for me in Jesus’ Name.
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For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset that thinks in line with the Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.