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Time Enough Yet

Time Enough Yet

Time Enough Yet Want (n) = (1) something wanted or needed; necessity (2) something

Time Enough Yet Want (n) = (1) something wanted or needed; necessity (2) something desired, demanded, or required Want (v) = (1) to feel a need or a desire for; wish for (2) to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (3) to feel inclined; wish; like Need (n) = (1) a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation (2) a lack of something wanted or deemed necessary (3) urgent want, as of something requisite Need (v) = (1) to be under an obligation (2) to be in need or want (3) to be necessary CONFUSED YET?

Time Enough Yet Want (n) = something desired or demanded Want (v) = to

Time Enough Yet Want (n) = something desired or demanded Want (v) = to feel a desire for; to wish, crave, demand, or desire Need (n) = a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation Need (v) = to be under an obligation; to be necessary In short… 1. A need is something that we should do or take care of…whether we want to do it or not 2. Needs are clearly far more important than wants 3. Maturity comes after aligning our wants and desires with fulfilling our needs

Time Enough Yet But in excess… Basic Needs - Personal Need Food Clothing Shelter

Time Enough Yet But in excess… Basic Needs - Personal Need Food Clothing Shelter Rest? Where from? Flesh If not satisfied? Death by hunger Death by exposure Death by exhaustion Ecclesiastes 5: 12 KJV (12) The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Proverbs 20: 13 ESV (13) Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty… Matthew 6: 3 ESV (3) But when you give to the needy… Yes, important, but remember: Luke 12: 23 ESV (23) For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Time Enough Yet Civic Obligations - Society Need Where from? If not satisfied? Signing

Time Enough Yet Civic Obligations - Society Need Where from? If not satisfied? Signing a petition Government Limited input Informed voting Government Limited input Witness in court Government Fines, imprisonment Jury service Government Fines, imprisonment Military service (draft) Government Fines, imprisonment Filing & paying taxes Government Fines, imprisonment Obey laws & regulations Government Fines, imprisonment, or worse 1 Peter 2: 13 -15 ESV (13) Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, (14) or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. (15) For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Matthew 22: 21 ESV (21 b) "Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. "

Time Enough Yet Work! (or school) Genesis 3: 19 ESV (19) By the sweat

Time Enough Yet Work! (or school) Genesis 3: 19 ESV (19) By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return. " 1 Timothy 5: 8 ESV (8) But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Ephesians 4: 28 ESV (28) Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Time Enough Yet Leisure time? Leisure (n) - freedom from the demands of work

Time Enough Yet Leisure time? Leisure (n) - freedom from the demands of work or duty Leisure (adj) – [something] designed or intended for recreational use 5 hours a day?

Time Enough Yet Discretionary time! Discretion (n) - the power or right to decide

Time Enough Yet Discretionary time! Discretion (n) - the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment Discretionary (adj) – [something] subject or left to one's own discretion 2 hours a day?

Time Enough Yet What to do with 2 hours per day? 1. READ and

Time Enough Yet What to do with 2 hours per day? 1. READ and STUDY your BIBLE! Ezra 7: 10 ESV (10) For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD… Ecclesiastes 12: 13 ESV (13) The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Deuteronomy 17: 18 -20 ESV (18) "And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. (19) And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, (20) that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.

Time Enough Yet What to do with 2 hours per day? 1. READ and

Time Enough Yet What to do with 2 hours per day? 1. READ and STUDY your BIBLE! John 3: 36 ESV (36) Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. Proverbs 7: 2 ESV (2) keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; John 14: 15 ESV (15) "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 1 John 5: 3 ESV • For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 2 Corinthians 6: 2 ESV (2) For he says, "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. " Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Time Enough Yet What else to do with 2 hours per day? 2. Spend

Time Enough Yet What else to do with 2 hours per day? 2. Spend Quality Time with Others Matthew 22: 39 ESV (39) And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Ephesians 4: 25 ESV (25) Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. John 13: 34 -35 ESV (34) A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (35)By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. “ Mark 16: 15 ESV (15) And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Time Enough Yet What else to do with 2 hours per day? 2. Spend

Time Enough Yet What else to do with 2 hours per day? 2. Spend Quality Time with Others 1 Thessalonians 5: 11 ESV (11) Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5: 14 ESV (14) And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. John 13: 14 ESV (14) If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.

Time Enough Yet What more to do with 2 hours per day? 3. Teach

Time Enough Yet What more to do with 2 hours per day? 3. Teach your Children Deuteronomy 6: 6 -7 ESV (6) And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. (7) You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Ephesians 6: 4 ESV (4) Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Time Enough Yet What more to do with 2 hours per day? 3. Teach

Time Enough Yet What more to do with 2 hours per day? 3. Teach your Children (or someone else will) John 3: 19 -20 ESV (19) And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (20) For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. (do you want these people teaching your children? ) Galatians 6: 7 -8 ESV (7) Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. (8) For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (we reap what we sow and what we allow to be sown in our children)

Time Enough Yet What more to do with 2 hours per day? 3. Teach

Time Enough Yet What more to do with 2 hours per day? 3. Teach your Children (or someone else will) Romans 16: 19 ESV (19) For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. 1 Corinthians 14: 20 ESV (20) Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. (we need to carefully avoid evil and cling to good) Philippians 4: 8 ESV (8) Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (teach THESE things to your children!!)

Time Enough Yet Ephesians 5: 1 -17 ESV (1) Therefore be imitators of God,

Time Enough Yet Ephesians 5: 1 -17 ESV (1) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. (2) And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (3) But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. (4) Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. (5) For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. (6) Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. (7) Therefore do not become partners with them; (8) for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (9) (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), (10) and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. (11) Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. (12) For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. (13) But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, (14) for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. " (15) Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, (16) making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (17) Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Time Enough Yet?

Time Enough Yet?