Time is Money?

“Time is Money”.  We have all heard it a hundred times, but is it true?  What does the Bible say about such notions?  The clear, honest answer: No, it would appear that work (not time) is money.  After all, I know many peole who have a lot of time and no money.

“Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.” (Prov. 10:4-5)

Solomon clearly relates that diligence “makes rich”.  I know a lot of you may be thinking, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, this nothing new.”  But, I find myself continually having to keep my work ethic in keeping with God’s word.  Seriously, how many of us would share that our work ethic needs prayer in small group or Sunday school?  It is something we know, yet often refuse to take to heart.

Do you sit at your desk constantly checking your personal email, reading blogs (oops!), daydreaming, “calling it a day” a few mintues early (after arriving in the morning a “few minutes late”), giving mediocre effort to the tasks you are required, refusing to do any task that is “someone else’s responsibility”, and wonder why–low and behold–your company does not pay you what “your worth”?  I have to be completely honest (though I know this wouldn’t describe any DnD readers!): 

Most people who complain that they are not being paid what they are “worth” are completely correct–they should be paid a lot less!

I urge you brethren to work “As to the Lord.” (Col. 3:23)