*DAILY DEW 22/SEPTEMBER/2023* *Redeeming the time* _Key Bible Text:_ "*Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."* (Ephesians 5:16 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ To "compensate for the faults or bad aspects of" is what it means to redeem. Or to "do something that compensates for poor past performance or behaviour". To "atone or make amends for (sin, error, or evil)" is what it means to redeem. Or to "save (someone) from sin, error, or evil." We redeem time only as we understand that truly the days are evil. Redeeming the time is always in the background of the evil times we live in. It is against that background of perversive evil and darkness that we can redeem the time. 1. We redeem the time because we have a past that we need to compensate for. Before you gave your life to Christ, you wasted time on frivolities and in wayward living. In Christ, as you gain more knowledge of God and his purpose for your life, you must intentionally compensate for the wasted years. 2. We redeem the time because the times we live in are evil. Haven come to the light, we must truly be children of light in the pervasive, palpable darkness of these times. Our lives must continually redeem the time. While everyone maybe living in agreement with the dictates of the law of sin and death, we must live according to God's divine purpose for us. 3. We must redeem the time because time redeemed is the conversion of vanities to eternity's gain. We can't afford to lose or waste time knowing that every action has a capacity to yield "a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." _MEDITATION:_ *"Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."* Colossians 4:5 (KJV) *#David_J_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_SEPTEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...