What Time is It?

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NIV


Whenever I read this passage, I hear it as the song, Turn Turn Turn recorded by The Byrds back in the 1960s. The music was composed by Pete Seeger. How far we've come in the lyrics of popular music!

However, first written by Solomon, there is great wisdom in these verses. It is vitally important to know what to do. It's just as important, (if not more so) to know WHEN to do it. There truly is a time for everything, but it's not always clear what time it is. How do we know what it's time for?

Jesus told us in John 16:13, that the Holy Spirit will tell us - But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

How can we hear the voice of the Lord, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, or even comprehend His Word if we don't make the time to spend with Him so we can hear?

Prayer:

Father,
            We know the time is fast approaching for Your return. Help us to know when we should hold our peace and when we should fight. Give us the wisdom to know when and how to love, and for every activity under the sun, Holy Spirit, guide us into the Truth. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen