All The Time In The World...

So this morning as I was riding into the office, I heard a quick snippet about the “leap second,” scheduled for this evening.  Apparently tonight, just before 8 pm, we will have a minute, made up of 61 seconds in order to accommodate the slowing of the Earth’s rotation.  This phenomenon struck me because I had never heard of the “leap second.” As I began to float off into my own thoughts about what I just heard, I began to recall instances in my life where an additional second in all of the minutes that have made up my life, would have been life-changing.

When you think about it, one second before blurting out something hurtful, would change so much in the hearts of loved ones.  One additional second of reaction time before a car accident would eliminate terrible collisions and damage.  One more blink of an eye in a minute before having to part with a loved one would be amazing.  One more second of a much needed embrace, certainly would make the difference, and one additional second before having to hit the alarm button in the morning would delight both adults and school children alike. 

I was thinking about all of the things you could do, say, eliminate, add, improve, demolish, or create, with just an additional second in one minute of a day.  The more I thought about this additional time, I finally decided that this “leap second” is simply an extension of what we already have… time.

I am saying all of this to say one simple thing.  Many have begun to diminish God’s providence, by unilaterally giving credit to the universe, saying that “the universe has conspired” to provide them with their destined end.  I submit to you that way back during the creation of man, God (who not only governs but created the universe) gave man dominion over the earth and everything in it, including time.  With this thought in mind, I urge whoever may be reading this to take one of your precious seconds to thank God that He has given each of us all of the time we need to get in alignment with His wonderful plan and purpose for our lives.  We have all the time we need to BE GREAT!!!

Let’s be intentional about using some of these precious seconds, be it the sixtieth or sixty-first, to glorify God with our lives!