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8/12/01 Past/Future Articles |
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8/12/01 Past/Future Articles |
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Life on earth is measured by time, and when we waste time, we waste life. We hear a lot today about the things Americans are wasting, and perhaps the half has not been told, but of all the things we waste, time is the most precious. The average person lives as though he will never run out of time, even though the Bible is filled with warnings that time for all is brief. The Psalmist said, "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away" (Psalm 90:10). Peter compared life tot he grass that withers and the flowers that fall away (I Peter 1:24, 25). Job dramatically pictured the brevity of life: "Man that is born of a woman is of few days and is full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not: (Job 14:1,2). James wrote that "life is a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away" (James 4:14). No wonder the Psalmist taught: "So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12).
Do you ever pause and think about how you are spending your lifetime? Is it all invested in material things that will pass away? Are you seriously making plans with God for death and eternity? Remember, whether we prepare or not, we all have an appointment with death (Hebrews 9:27), and death will either bring to us a sting, or a victory (I Corinthians 15:55-57).
Written By: Bb Bristow
Submitted By: Bob Craig, Elder