The Original Daylight Savings Time

 

I’m Duane Matz and welcome to Today’s Living Word.

 

Jos 10:12 Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." 13 So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

 

Ever have one of those days when you have much to do, but not enough time to get it done? Joshua was having one of those days. He was in the midst of a God-ordained command to conquer cities in the promised land and on this particular day he was running out of daylight to get the job done.

 

So he prayed for the initial institution of daylight Savings Time! (Blame Joshua)

 

Only instead of turning the clock ahead an hour he asked God to turn it back, and God didn’t stop at a mere hour! He turned it back “for about a whole day!”

 

 He provided the time Joshua needed to get the job done in daylight.

 

Finding yourself pressed for time these days? Have you brought your concerns to God? You don’t need to run around like a headless chicken. If God can stop the sun in its tracks, he can step into your time management problem and provide the time and help you need to get what matters done Ps 31:15 reminds us: ”My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.”

 

Look to God to be delivered from the “tyranny of the urgent. He will put His “honey do” list for you in proper order, multiplying your time supernaturally.

Believe it! Trust it! And see those items on God’s “honey do” list get checked off without all the stress.

 

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word