I Kings7:1

"But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house."

And which is remembered more, the Lord's house that bears His Name or Solomon's house? He spent almost twice as long building of his own house, 13 years, than the 7 years working on the Lord's house. And is this not true for most? They spend twice as much time on self than they do for the Lord. When we gather before the judgement seat of Christ and the books are opened it will be revealed exactly how much time was spent for the Lord and how much time on self. What shall we say? wE are guilty as charged. A lifetime is spent on laboring for the things of this life. We neglect the most important things to be found in God. He waits, He leads us and He beckons unto us to learn and glean from Him, but we are a stiffnecked people that turn a deaf ear to Him. Now I would say unto you, how do we make up for the lost time? How do we undo the damage of wasted years, wasted opportunities adn wasted moments? The thought must possess us, else we will allow for more time to slip away. Let us answer the question in our own hearts, who am I living for more? Christ or self? What does the record show of my efforts, intents and actions? What have we done with this day alone? Has it been for Him? Then let us set about making up for lost time to live for Him and in Him. Rare is the person that comes along that made the most of their life in Him. From early days they came to know Him, younger years they grew in Him and adult years they gloried in Him. Matthew Henry probably matches that more than others. Saved at the age of 4, learned Greek, Latin and Hebrew by age 10 and served the Lord all the days of His life. Time vested in himself, very little and time was given unto the Lord. Such people are a blessing unto the Lord having labored for Him and served Him faithfully. Let us look at Paul; for he was an adult before he got saved, but look at the transfomration after his meeting Jesus on the Damascus road. And would we not say, he lilved the first half of his life for himself in the law; he lived the last half for Christ and He alone. what happens after the point of salvation? A person on their death bed can be saved. But they cannot undo the damage reaped of 70 years of life for self and SAtan. Give God the glory and die to self and live unto Him all your days. So let it be now and forever more.