Time –
Talents – Treasure
Read: Psalm90:9-17
Time is a
limited commodity. We all have a finite amount and none of us know
where our time-clock is.
We
use our talents to create a living. The world weighs in as to which
talents are most important. Should your talents be in the
entertainment arena, they will be highly regarded by the world. Those
talents will build significant treasure. I would submit however, that
talents used to help those in need and “the least of these” will
build treasure in Heaven.
Using
your talents to create treasure takes time. Do you spend your time
where your treasure resides?
Recently
at a funeral of a well-known surgeon, his granddaughter, a
professional in her own right, said it best. “When I was growing
up, my grandfather took me to a family funeral to allow me to
understand the life cycle. While walking hand-in-hand, from viewing
the relative, I said, ‘Someday, Grandpa, I’m going to be at your
funeral.’ His response was, ‘Yes you will.’”
The
time had now come.
In
giving her eulogy – and through her tears – she said her
grandfather always spent time with her. He read her wonderful stories
and every time she was at his home he gave her a Vernors.
She
remembered the small things: “time” and “Vernors.”
In
our lives, it’s the time we spend with others that counts. A call
or a visit to a sick friend takes time. Time is really all we have.
In our church we may spend time in committee meetings, choir,
welcoming newcomers to our church, or making a trip to Haiti,
Kentucky, or Detroit’s inner city. We give of ourselves and our
most precious commodity - “Time.”
There
is a finite amount of time and our clocks are running.
How
are you spending yours?
Doug
Ross Sr.
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