What If There Were No Time?

What if there were no time?
By: Bryan Sharp

We are just days away from the Spring Forward day when the world turns the clock forward one hour. We are a nation on the clock. Around 60 percent of workers in the United States punch the clock every workday. Over 20 million Americans are “shift worker”. We live by appointments and deadlines. We are the most time conscience country in the world.

Here is a question: What if there was no time? Think about it for a minute – just kidding. Take your time and reflect on the question. What if there was no time? What if there was no minutes or hours, no days of the week, no weekends?
When would you wake up and start your day?
When would you go to bed?
When would you eat?
When would you work?
And how long would you stay at work and would it matter? Would you just stay long enough to do your work then go home or would you just hang around to be with everyone else in the office? Would you be more or less productive?
Would you be at home more? Would you be with your spouse and children more? Would you be with friends and family more? Would you volunteer more?

More importantly, how much “time” would you spend in prayer or Bible study? How often would worship either privately or in an assembly?
If there were no time we would not have a “first day of the week” for our official day of worship. So, let me ask in another way. If it were up to you how often would you want to gather with believers for worship, praise and remembrance? Would we be in a hurry to leave when we did come together or would we stay for a while?

I wonder how many of us would assemble more often and how many would worship with less frequency? The real question this week is this, what draws you to worship? Is it the calendar? The first day of the week comes along so we wake up, dress up, gather around and worship. Is it the people who share your faith? Is it just routine? Is it love for God? Is it fear? Or is it something deeper inside of each of us that call us to gather around the cross and worship at the feet of our Lord and Savior?

My hope for each of us is that we live in the way we were created to live. Each of us was created to live out our faith in such a way that glorifies the creator and shows love and praise to the Father.

You know those sunsets and sunrises that we love to witness? Those are reminders in time that we are meant for something more meaningful and magnificent than the daily grind. I am reminded of Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised.
So as you begin each day give praise to the creator of time and be sure to spend it wisely as you worship Him daily.

Love God. Go Love Others.