Dear brothers, sisters and friends!
As we look into the coming year we look at a block of time. We see 12
months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000
seconds. And all this is a gift from God. We have done nothing to deserve it,
earn it, or purchased it. Like the air we breathe, time comes to us as a
part of life. The gift of time is not ours alone. It is given equally to
each person. Rich and poor, educated and ignorant, strong and weak - every
man, woman and child has the same twenty-four hours every day.
Another important thing about time is that you cannot stop it. There is no
way to slow it down, turn it off, or adjust it. Time marches on. And you
cannot bring back time. Once it is gone, it is gone. Yesterday is lost
forever. If yesterday is lost, tomorrow is uncertain. We may look ahead at
a full year's block of time, but we really have no guarantee that we will
experience any of it.Obviously, time is one of our most precious possessions.
We can waste it.We can worry over it. We can spend it on ourselves.
Or, as good stewards,we can invest it in the kingdom of God.
The new year is full of time. As the seconds tick away, will you be
tossing time out the window, or will you make every minute count?
Be a wise steward of time in the coming year 2008! Appreciate every moment
given to you by God and use it for His glory!
Have a blessed New Year!

Den Katkov