Summary: - do you think of time as something in your life that can be redemed? - Eph. 5:1-16 - redeeming the time - find out what the will of God is - time can be redeemed for God's glory - Moses is a good example of redeeming your time well. - 3 parts to Moses' life: - first part is privilege - second part is obscurity - third part is significance (Ex. 3:1-10) - how to redeem time for God's glory: 1. if you want to redeem time, you've got to see in new ways - whatever captures your attention, captures you and you can end up wasting your life if you're paying attention to the wrong things. - the people who redeem time the most are people who burn with something in their heart. - each day is an opportunity to encounter God 2. you redeem time when you embrace God's call for your life - stop waiting for something to happen to you and start showing up and live the life God made you to live - stop waiting for something to happen to you; something is waiting for you to happen to it - stop waiting, it's already in your heart - when you get in front of the burning bush, it's not just the bush that burns 3. you redeem time when you trade your past for God's future - don't let your past be a label that you wear for the rest of your life - if we are in Christ, we are new creatures, the old has gone, the new has come (2 Cor. 5:17) 4. you redeem time when you see all of your life as something sacred - Ex 3:5 - holy ground - your home, vehicle, desk at work, wife, and kids should be seen as sacred space - just like you think of the church building - live your life in a sacred, fresh way
