Early to Bed, Early to Rise: Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Though this familiar saying is not Scripture, it beautifully opens the door to biblical principles concerning rest, discipline, diligence, wisdom, and stewardship of time.
God created rhythms for our lives. There is a time to work and a time to rest, a time to sow and a time to reap. Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
Early to bed reminds us that rest requires trust. Psalm 127:2 teaches that God gives His beloved sleep. Sometimes the wisest thing we can do is release the day, give our concerns to God, and rest.
We can sleep because God doesn’t have to!
Early to rise speaks of purpose. Jesus rose early to pray before facing the demands of the day (Mark 1:35). Before listening to everyone else, take time to hear from God.
To be healthy is to wisely steward the body God has given us.
To be wealthy is about more than accumulating money. True wealth includes peace, purpose, healthy relationships, wisdom, and the resources necessary to fulfill our God-given assignment.
To be wise is knowing how to steward our days.
Psalm 90:12 says, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
You cannot recover yesterday, but you can redeem today.
So rest when it is time to rest. Rise when it is time to rise. Pray when it is time to pray. Work while it is day. Prepare in your season, sow in faith, and trust God for the harvest.
Maybe you haven’t lost your purpose—you’ve simply lost your rhythm.
Get back in rhythm.
Choose health. Choose Kingdom wealth. Choose wisdom. Choose divine order. And redeem the time!
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