By D. Scott Phillips

I have not been able to sleep lately. I wake at 3:00, 3:30, 4:30, 6:00, and though I want to get my rest, it has evaded me, which is frustrating, to be sure, but liberating as well. Paul admonishes us to “make the best use of the time, because the days are evil,” and lately my days have certainly felt evil, insomnia being the latest reminder of the effects of dwelling in a fallen world. But what I do with these evil days is still my choice. There are still co-workers and loved ones dying in their sin, and I am still needing to be like Jesus – loving God and loving others, so I have been using these early mornings to pray for others, study God’s word, pursue my writing passion, and occasionally, listen to some David Bowie (hey, how am I supposed to love others if I don’t know culture?)

I suppose as a single man it could be argued that my days are especially evil, because I have more disposable time than my married brothers. What I find I need, on occasion, is a timely word of encouragement, to use each of my passing breaths for Jesus.

Single Serving is the ministry brainchild of the leadership of Mars Hill: Lake City, designed to help us singles make the best use of our time, during a season of life when disposable time is more plentiful, regardless of whether God has a spouse for us or not, because the worst cruelty of evil days is their passing, never to be reclaimed.

So we invite you brothers, sisters, and dear friends, to join us this Wednesday, December 10th, for a time of teaching, fellowship, and encouragement to make use of EVERY moment that God has given us. Because I don’t know about you, but I don’t want the final words of my life to be a sad David Bowie song:

“I never done good things
I never done bad things
I never did anything out of the blue, woh-o-oh”

No-n-no!