Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive

by Jordan Raynor

Taking bi-hourly breaks throughout our workdays is productive for our souls because it reminds us that God doesn’t need us to finish our to-do lists. Getting a full night’s sleep is productive for our souls because it reminds us that God is the only being who neither slumbers nor sleeps (see Psalm 121:4) and thus doesn’t need us to keep the world spinning. Sabbath is productive for our souls because it reminds us that “all time belongs to God and stands under the renewing lordship of Jesus Christ.”38 And ultimately all these rhythms of rest are productive for our souls because they are a means of preaching the gospel to ourselves and those around us. Rest is a way of reminding ourselves that no matter how productive we are, no matter how many good works we accomplish, we are God’s beloved children, in whom he is well pleased. All of this brings us to the sixth principle for redeeming our time.