Hey Buddy, It is time:

SOMETHING  TO THINK ABOUT

Having recently flown on several airlines, I have a number of fresh illustrations about showing up on time.  The first leg of my recent air-travel was from Roanoke VA to Washington DC.  The flight takes less than an hour.  It isn't sufficient to set aside forty-five minutes for the trip.  It has to be the RIGHT forty-five minutes.  Anyone who travels is familiar with the announcements made in airport waiting areas.  ". . . your flight is now boarding, you need to report to the gate immediately."  Show up five minutes late, and it really doesn't matter that you reserved sufficient time, you have to reserve the right time.   Opportunity, grab it as it comes. That is the way Ephesians 5:16 speaks about time.  Some translations translate the word in the verse as "opportunity." The ESV puts it this way: "Making the most of the timebecause the days are evil."  (Eph. 5:16, ESV)  Not just time in general, but "the time," the opportune time."  That point when if you don't report to the gate the plane will leave you. Sometimes there is another flight, sometimes not--at least no in time. This week our church family is involved in a consideration of  the stewardship of time.  Find out more here.   Could this be an opportune time? It's STTA. PS:  In keeping with this week's theme, I've taken steps to cut way back on Facebook.  You may not find me there, or I might not find you.  Write me at covbchm@gmail.com.