Slaves to the Clock

I heard a comment in a sermon this weekend that struck me to the core. In Genesis, God creates humanity and gives Adam and Eve dominion over all the earth. He tells them to subdue the earth and fill it. Essentially, He makes Adam and Eve masters over creation.

Now think for a moment about time. Where does time come from? From a scientific point of view, there are at least two answers. First, many of the world's most sophisticated clocks base their time off of vibrations in an atom. Atoms vibrate at a consistent, known rate, which makes them great for keeping time. Second, our sense of days and hours come from the rotation of the earth on its axis while our idea of seasons comes from the earth's rotation around the sun. The point is that, whichever method you look at, both are based off of created things.

Now here was what convicted me. We are called to be masters of creation. Yet how many of us are slaves to a clock? Which is essentially saying we are slaves to a created thing. Just a few minutes ago, I posted on Facebook how stressing it was to wake up late. We've all experienced moments where we could do something enjoyable, but we just can't find the time. Perhaps you've experienced a situation recently when you felt at the mercy of your day planner or Outlook Calendar. It's hard to avoid.

How many good and godly things could you have done if you'd had the time? This is a challenge, to you and to me: be master of your time. Take control of this created thing and use it for God's glory.