Seeing the Future

This post isn't about predictions, but about the way we view time and our use of it. In last Sunday's sermon on diligence and laziness from the book of Proverbs, we saw several verses that speak of disciplined diligence in light of the future. For example...

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;

he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare your work outside;

get everything ready for yourself in the field,

and after that build your house.

Proverbs 27:18
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

and he who guards his master will be honored.

I also mentioned by way of illustration the different ways that we saw Zambians relate to time during our trip. Our missionaries had prepared us for this, and it was a fascinating study in culture.

Here is an excellent excerpt of a lecture on this topic that is made more engaging by the running whiteboard graphics. I couldn't embed it, but it's worth the click.

The Secret Powers of Time

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