For Such a Time as This

What do you think when you think about time? Does it feel like time is passing you by? Maybe you’ve discovered that time is what you make of it. You may not think you have enough time to accomplish what you need to do, much less what you want to do, but setting priorities really helps. However, even when priorities are set, time can be disrupted by unexpected events.

Have you ever wished you could escape time? No more days, weeks, months, or years. No more hours, minutes, or seconds to count down. No more clocks.

Although maybe counting down the seconds to the New Year is exciting because it represents the chance for a new beginning. But we should realize that we can do this any day or time of the year.

Maybe you wish you could just create more time in each day. If you just had a few more hours each day, you could achieve so much more.

It is possible that you don’t treat time with any care whatsoever? Maybe each day blurs into the next. Hour by hour you find yourself lazy and inattentive to anything in particular. Maybe no ambition utilizes your time. I have found myself in days like this. You can admit it, too. We’ve probably all had at least a few days in our lives like these. Most certainly when we’ve been awfully sick.

At this age in my life, I wish I had already accomplished a whole lot more than I have so far, and yet, I have accomplished quite a bit. Maybe not what I would have hoped to have completed so far, but there’s always now!

We have to realize it’s important to focus on today – not on yesterday or the future either. It’s important to focus on the present.

God tells us that we cannot be certain of our plans tomorrow: “How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog − it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. What you ought to say is, ‘If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that [tomorrow].’ ” (James 4:14-15)

God gives us a present and it's free. It’s called salvation, and once we accept it, we will receive the Holy Spirit. Then we can move forward in His presence with His present to live and accomplish much for such a time as this!

There are a lot of things occurring in the world today that could cause you to live in fear – things, I believe, you never expected to see in your lifetime. This is truly a time to have faith for such a time as this in which we need to act.

If you knew that the time we are all living in would be such a very special time in the world today, would it change anything for you? Would it change the way you spend your time? Your days? Your hours? Your moments?

If you knew that you could have effectual changes in the course of someone else’s life for eternity, would it change the way you spend your time today? Now? It should!

Why? Because we were created for such a time as this! What does this mean? This is a special time. History is gone. The future is ahead. Now is the time to have victory for God.

Victory to defeat your enemies. Victory to overcome death through Jesus Christ by accepting and receiving salvation for eternity. Victory to live a fulfilling life to bring the Good News to all. Victory to be successful in matters of importance. This kind of victory only comes from God because He gives us the strength and the success to prevail and live victoriously for Him. It is through His strength and power of the Holy Spirit for every person who has obtained the salvation of God. There is power in our temple, which houses our body, spirit, and soul together with His Holy Spirit.

We were born for a time, and the time is now. It is for such a time as this to accomplish the greatest thing of all time. To tell others about God’s love and God’s wrath. To tell others that God saves through Jesus Christ. To tell others that they can be forgiven. To tell others that it’s not too late, but the time is short. We were born for time such as this. The clock is ticking, ticking, ticking. Don’t waste any more time.

Read the chapter of Esther in the Bible to learn about how she was born for the time in which she lived. She is told: “Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

Who knows if you were made the person you are today for just such a special time – for such a time as this? God says you were, and I’d say you were and you have a very important Godly mission to accomplish. However, if you have not been saved, you must accept God’s free gift of salvation first. Then you can achieve mighty works for the Lord. After all, you were created in His image to fulfill His plan for your life for such a time as this. There is no more time to waste.

“But the time is coming − indeed it's here now − when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.” (John 4:3)

“That is why the Lord says, ‘Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.’ ” (Joel 2:12)

It’s all a matter of the heart. Like I have shared in this blog, I didn’t have the salvation of God until I could believe in Him with my heart. When I could come to love Him first and foremost with my heart, I became a new person in Christ and I pray this for you, too: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)

It’s time to realize what God wants for our lives because we were born for a time such as this for a reason and a purpose.

Until we virtually meet again, may God call you to Himself.

God’s Word for Today: “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.” (James 4:17) – I believe this can include something as simple, but most important, as accepting salvation. I believe it can be as simple as taking the time each day to pray and read the Word of God (that is, the Bible). I also believe this can be something as great as accomplishing our purpose in Christ for our life with the talents he bestows upon us. Will you fulfill your purpose in life? For we were born for such a time as this!

Copyright © 2015 by Patricia Shehan

All scripture is quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible (God’s Word) and is set in italics and quotation marks.