Ironbridge Church | Pastor’s Corner

There it was, a mysterious and unexpected gift from our Baptist headquarters in Nashville—a beautiful, miniature, silver hourglass.  Emblazoned with the F.A.I.T.H. logo, I knew that this little curio was more than a coincidence.  The Lord was trying to tell me something. 

The second paragraph of the letter that accompanied the gift said, “The time is now for us to step up as men of God to do more than we have ever done to reach people for Jesus, to bring them into the church, to follow in believer’s baptism, and equip them as disciples for Jesus.  Please accept the enclosed hourglass timer as a reminder that “It’s Time” to go out and reach one more for Jesus.”

The hourglass reminded me of a time in my life twenty-five years ago when I was first in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to attend seminary.  I was driving through a fashionable part of north Dallas when I drove by the stately campus and the elegant buildings of the Park Cities Baptist Church.  The main sanctuary building had a magnificent bell tower with a steeple on the top.  On the side of the bell tower was a huge clock-face with two simple words prominently displayed underneath, “Night Cometh.”   These two words are a direct quote from John 9:4 in the language of the King James Bible.  This poignant message reminds us of the urgency of the hour.  We must not squander or waste the precious time that the Lord has given us to bring in a great harvest of souls. 

From now until the end of our “77 Days of Prayer and Fasting” spiritual emphasis, each day’s devotional will explore another facet of the spiritual reality that, at Ironbridge–“It’s Time!”   

Today’s Scripture Promise:  “We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.”  (John 9:4)

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