Lockdown Day 6: IT’S ABOUT TIME

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Galatians 4:4 “But when the set TIME had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.”

Ephesians 5:15-16 “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the TIME, because the days are evil.”

So, what will you do with your time today? The two Greek words most frequently used for “TIME” in the New Testament are khron’-os (chronos) and kahee-ros (Kairos). Both words mean time, but they imply two completely different concepts. ‘Chronos’, as found in Galatians 4:4, refers to the minutes and the hours we so preciously ration every day. It is time as a measurable resource that points to a direction. Kairos on the other hand, as used in Ephesians 5:16, refers to a season or an appointed time. It is a moment of time that points to an opportunity.

On his blog, Life of a Steward, Loren Pinilis explains as follows:

“THE CHRONOS OUTLOOK” – We tend to think of our time in a chronos mindset. We think of having 24 hours in a day. We define our workweeks by the number of hours that we work. We have a list of things to do and only so much time to get everything done.

”THE KAIROS OUTLOOK” – We only have such a brief opportunity to shepherd our kids when they’re still young children. When a friend is experiencing pain, we have a brief window of time in which to reach out to them.

When we contemplate the Coronavirus and witness millions living in fear, we are presented with a kairos moment in history. Yes, it will require some of our ‘chronos’ time. But this ‘kairos’ opportunity will have a sell-by-date and once it’s gone, it will be gone.

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