MARCH 30
REDEEMING THE TIME
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise. Redeeming the
time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16)
What does it mean to redeem, buy up the time? We need to allow the Spirit full
access to our lives, that He, working in us of the Father’s will and purpose,
might use every day, regardless of its testing and travail, to accomplish that
specific purpose pertinent to that day. There are no lost moments in God’s
divine economy.
We read of John the Baptist, “He was a burning and shining light: and ye were
willing for a season to rejoice in his light,” (John 5:35). When John first
appeared out of the wilderness, a spectacular figure, clothed with camel’s hair,
and a leathern girdle about his loins, “then went out to him Jerusalem, and all
Judea, and all the region round about Jordan”, (Matt. 3-4). John preached a
message of repentance and the people rejoiced in the light of his message. There
were those who “redeemed the time”, accepted the message of that day, and
allowed it to work in them. Others rejoiced in his light for a season, but did
not allow his light to penetrate into their being, so they were not ready for
the next “time”. Truth is progressive, and eventually John preached to them to
turn to the Christ, saying, “Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin
of the world. This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is
preferred before me.” (John 1:29-30).
A new time had come, but some were not ready to “buy it up”, they could not pay
the price for the inworkings of that day. Those who did, walked on into a new
realm, from the discipleship of John into the discipleship of Christ. Every day
has its message, its purpose, its victory. We need to walk in the present truth,
and we need to pray that each day will fulfill its purpose in us, and then we
are ready, fully prepared for whatever the morrow shall bring. Sad, indeed, are
the words, “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved”.
(Jeremiah 8:20). There was a time, but it was squandered, and they suffered
loss. “Now is the accepted time,” (II Cor. 6:2) for new victories in Christ.
Ray Prinzing
Sister Doris Prinzing
1130 Allumbaugh St. Apt 257
Boise, Id 83704-8700
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