Redeeming the Time
W. H. Lewis, D. D. Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 1. In the first place we may be exhorted to redeem our time from the power of indolence. Those who have accomplished much in the world have learned the happy art of redeeming these fragments, just as the goldsmith spreads his apron and saves all the filings of gold, which, little in themselves, when ran together form something of great value. 2. Again, we may be exhorted to redeem time from its misapplication. It is said of a wise man that, being in company with some learned friends and philosophers, from whose society he had expected great profit, but finding that their occupation was gaming and their discourse trifling, he took out his tablets, and for an hour or two noted down their words, which he afterwards read to them, whereat they were so ashamed that they threw aside their cards and sought to pass their time more profitably. 3. But a third point for our consideration is the redeeming a larger portion of our time for the immediate concerns of the soul and the service of our God. (W. H. Lewis, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. WEB: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.