Clocks and Watches

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV) I remember the first time I heard someone say, “I have a watch that does not have to be wound up every day; it runs by a battery.” In those days our watches and clocks didn’t have batteries to run them—they had a spring inside that was turned and turned until it was tight. Then the “time teller” was ready to go for another day. I still have a clock that works with a spring. Personally, there is something I like about the ticking of a clock. The old clock can teach us something. If you do not wind it up each day, it will not tell the truth; it will not point the right direction, and it will lose time. The believer in Christ should take time each day to worship the Lord in devotions, reading and prayer. If a believer does not take these times of worship, they will be like a spring clock that has not been wound. They will go slower and slower and soon will not be pointing in the right direction by his life. It is very important that we spend time with the Lord each day. We need to be renewed in our spirits each day, as we see in the Scripture verse above, and in Psalm 39:4a: “Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days.” (NKJV) Lord, help me to know that I need to spend time with You, so that I can be heading in the right direction. – Bill Jackson   Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website. Learn more about Council Fire at councilfire365.org