1. Before there was time, before God created the heavens and the earth, He was God. He is God from eternity to eternity, without beginning of days or end. He does not grow old; He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And He is self-existent. When He created the universe, the counting of time began (Isa. 57:15; Heb. 13:8; Jas. 1:17; Psa. 90:2).
2. What is the purpose of time? Everything was created according to the Father’s approval and according to His will. God has a longing in His heart, and He purposefully has a plan for the fulfillment of this longing. That purpose was established in Christ, and that plan will accomplish the mystery of His will, fully realizing His desire (Eph. 1:9; Prov. 8:30).
3. Time exists solely to fulfill the Father’s will. The clock is ticking—and time, in a sense, is cruel: once it’s gone, there’s no going back. Time is inflexible: it moves forward and never goes back. So let’s not waste it (Eph. 1:9; 5:16).
4. “When we practice the hearing of faith, we receive the Spirit, and in His power, He does the rest; He performs the miracles. If we do our part, diligently hearing by faith, the Spirit will do the work in our lives. Thus God gives His Spirit, not by the works of the law, but by the hearing of faith” (Gal. 3:2) (Daily Food, book 2, week 3, Wednesday, p. 45).
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