Redeeming The Time

"Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
-The Apostle Paul (emphasis added)

I heard a sermon tonight that was a sobering reminder of how really messed up the world is, and of how we've been so amazingly desensitized and lulled to sleep by our culture. When fewer than 10 in 100 teenagers believe in absolute truth, we are in bad shape. When that VAST MAJORITY of teenagers are having sex, we are in bad shape. When we aren't even trying to share our lives with these people in order to show them the freeing Truth of Christ's sacrificial DEATH and triumphant resurrection, we are in bad shape. God's heart breaks when He sees the sin around us. Why don't ours? Don't be a fool; people are cutting themselves off from God and choosing Hell over Heaven, people you know. Make the best use of the time.

Also, don't let me take this verse out of context, go read the paragraphs around it in Ephesians 5.