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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Acts 6:1-7, Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19, John 6:16-21
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TIME OUT

"They wanted to take Him into the boat, but suddenly it came aground on
the shore they had been approaching." —John 6:21

Jesus is the Lord of time. He can make time go backward (Is 38:8) or stand
still (Jos 10:13). He made it possible for His disciples to go two or
three miles across the Sea of Galilee literally "in no time" (see Jn
6:21).

Jesus even gives us the power to move up the clock. Mary seems to have
moved up the beginning of Jesus' public ministry (Jn 2:4). The
Syro-Phoenician woman seems to have "fast forwarded" Jesus' ministry to
the Gentiles (see Mt 15:28). Jesus even lets us hasten the time for His
final coming (see 2 Pt 3:12). We are not helpless cogs on the wheel of
time, but, as Christians, we share in Jesus' lordship over time.

The Lord created time by creating the heavenly bodies (Gn 1:14). Satan
used time to dominate us when he brought death into the world through our
sins. Jesus freed us from the bondage of time and death by His death and
resurrection. He gave us power over time by the outpouring of the Spirit.
Jesus will finally end time when He comes back on the last day, at the end
of time, to take us with Him to the happiness of eternity. Because of
Jesus' resurrection, time is our servant, not our master. Praise Jesus,
the Lord of time!

Prayer: Jesus, may I give you my time and let You be Lord of it.

Promise: "The word of God continued to spread, while at the same time the
number of the disciples in Jerusalem enormously increased." —Acts 6:7

Praise: Stephan offers an hour of his time each week in adoration before
the Blessed Sacrament.

(For a related teaching, order our tape "Interpreting the Present Time" on
audio AV 81-1 or video V-81.)

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