+DEV+ Time in a Bottle

Date: April 26, 2010 11:07 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Time in a Bottle

Time in a Bottle

"The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deuteronomy 33:27). "Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD is the Rock eternal" (Isaiah 26:4).
Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 10:1-10

I've often wished I could control time, maybe bottle it to be released as slowly or quickly as I want. Then I could slow joyful times to last longer and speed sorrowful times to pass quickly.

But there is One who is not controlled by time. He is outside of time because He created it. The Eternal God -El Olam- existed before time began and will exist after time ceases to be measured. From God's perspective, there is no past, present, or future. The Great "I AM" always is.

Because God is eternal, His plan for our salvation didn't start when Adam and Eve messed up in the Garden. God didn't have to come up with a "Plan B." Jesus was always "Plan A." Revelation 13:8 says He was "slain from the creation of the world." Ephesians 1:4 tells us we were chosen in Him "before the creation of the world."

Nothing we do and nothing that happens to us will ever catch God by surprise. We can be comforted and assured, therefore, that our futures are held safely in the hands of El Olam -The Eternal God.

Insight: "What is preventing you from trusting El Olam with your future? Make choices that glorify The Eternal God with the time you have".