Just a thought running through my head after preaching Sunday about time and hearing a sermon about time yesterday.
The New Testament has a couple of Greek words that are often translated "time." One is chronos - as in chronology. This is the word for minutes, hours, etc. It's the word used in "What time is it?"
The other is kairos. It means a special moment, an opportunity, a. It's the word used in "We live in an interesting time."
My question is this: Does every chronos have a kairos? Does every second afford an opportunity. Does every minute have a moment?
Paul uses the phrase "make the most of every opportunity" twice in his letters. Once in Ephesians and once in Colossians. The word there is kairos so opportunity is a good translation.
If God is sovereign - and he is - and if God has a master plan - and he does - then doesn't every chronos have a kairos?
Each day has 86,400 seconds. We all get the same. Nobody gets more than you. What we do with our time is of ultimate importance is we believe every chronos has a kairos - and I do.
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