Buy It Up

What do you do with time?

Give me a minute to give an answer.

I abide by Ecclesiastes 9.10, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it will all your might.”

Some of my work-ethic is my Germanic heritage but much of my drive comes from an inner compulsion of The Spirit to “work for the night is coming” as John 9.4 says.

To say I am closer to the end of life than the beginning brings renewed focus. I am trying hard to capture what I have been gifted to do with the stretch of time I have left. This is just an honest assessment of time, energy and opportunity.

Paul writes I am to “redeem the time.” The original language phrase means I am buying up every unique circumstance presented to me. May we not take anything for granted but seek to see the fuller scope of our earthly opportunities.

Thanks for spending this minute with me, Dr. Mark Eckel.

Mark Eckel (MA English, ThM Old Testament, PhD Social Science Research) is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration, Liberty University.

“Give Me a Minute” is an ongoing effort to simply, clearly, and quickly explain aspects of true Truth.

Gratitude, as always, to my longtime friend, videographer, and tech guru Josh for his continued service.