{"id":2467,"date":"2022-09-22T05:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/?post_type=resource&p=2467"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:33:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T22:33:24","slug":"5-biblical-truths-about-time-and-productivity-part-3","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/5-biblical-truths-about-time-and-productivity-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Biblical Truths About Time and Productivity, Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more \u2026. And he who was seated on the throne said, \u201cBehold, I am making all things new.\u201d Also he said, \u201cWrite this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.<\/em>\u201d (Rev. 21:1,5)<\/p>\n

Over the past\u00a0two weeks<\/a>, we\u2019ve seen that 1) our longing for timelessness is good and God-given, but 2) sin has ensured we all will die with \u201cunfinished symphonies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where\u2019s the hope? Our hope is found in Jesus Christ walking out of the tomb that first Easter morning with a redeemed body that could not be destroyed again! The resurrection was Jesus\u2019 way of declaring that our longing for immortality has been right all along and that, through Him, we too can experience eternal life.<\/p>\n

But Easter wasn\u2019t just the beginning of eternal\u00a0life<\/em>. Easter marked the inauguration of God\u2019s eternal\u00a0kingdom<\/em>\u00a0which God alone will finish when He brings heaven to earth to make \u201call things new\u201d (Rev. 21:5).<\/p>\n

So, if Jesus is coming back to finish His kingdom, why does it matter what you and I do in the present? Why do we care about managing our time well today? Because God has invited you and me to co-labor with him to build for His eternal kingdom (see 1 Corinthians 15:58)! That is what Paul is saying in 1 Corinthians 3:9 when he calls us \u201cGod\u2019s fellow workers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our work matters\u00a0today<\/em>\u00a0because it is a means of glorifying God and serving others. But our work also matters for\u00a0eternity<\/em>\u00a0because God can use it to build His kingdom. But because God alone will\u00a0finish<\/em>\u00a0that work and consummate the marriage between heaven and earth, we can embrace this freeing truth today:\u00a0God doesn\u2019t need you or me to finish our to-do lists.<\/em>\u00a0If the things on our to-do lists are on\u00a0God\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0to-do list, He will complete them with or without us.<\/p>\n

God is directing a master narrative for the world and you and I are among billions<\/em> of actors in that story. In His great grace and wisdom, He has given us exactly as much time as we need to participate in that grand drama and work toward His kingdom. Not a moment more. Not a moment less. In the words of Job, \u201cA person\u2019s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed\u201d (Job 14:5).<\/p>\n

Thank God for those limits that ensure He alone will get the glory for finishing the work we leave unfinished.<\/p>\n

This post originally appeared at <\/em>Jordan\u2019s blog.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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