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Redeeming The Time
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by Filip Brunner
herefore he saith, Awake thou that
I have determined to post a daily “promise from
sleepest, and arise from the dead,
the Bible” (courtesy of blueletterbible.org) in order
and Christ shall give thee light. See
to encourage the handful of my friends who follow
then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as
me on social media. I try to bite my tongue and not
wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
post anything that is not edifying, but divisive and
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what
does not amount to anything in view of eternity. I
the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:14-17).
fail at times but if I am to redeem the time, I need to
What does the Bible mean when it talks about “Redeeming the time”? To redeem something is to
concentrate on things which have an eternal impact. Of all of the men Jesus called as His disciples, Philip probably understood the principal of redeeming the time most keenly: “Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, ‘We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph’” (John 1:45). We cannot save anyone, but as witnesses of what Jesus has done in our lives, we can bring people to Jesus of Nazareth—who alone holds eternity in His hand and is able to take our “lostness” and make us come to life. Let me challenge us all to take something good and pray that Jesus
purchase it back or to gain at a sacrifice. There are a lot
can make something excellent, something better,
of good things which we engage in, including activities
and something with eternity in mind out of it. Ask
which in and of themselves are not morally wrong.
yourself, “Does what I am doing with my time have
For example, spending a short time on social media.
an eternal impact?” If not, then perhaps there is time
Emphasis on short. Social media can be a colossal waste
for re-evaluation of our priorities.
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About The Author
of my time when I get bogged down with it. Filip Brunner is married to his wife, Dr. Kim Brunner and together they have six children. He is a writer, author, and artist.
