Does anybody really care...... about time? American rock band Chicago might not care about it at all, however, Tom Hanks in Cast Away claims to live and die by the clock. The artist, Dali, chose to express his feelings about time in the above painting......
Most, if not all of us, don't have enough of it, while jailed criminals have nothing but time. Some find that they have time on their side, while others find time relentlessly against them. People claim that time heals all wounds, yet some people talk about either "killing" or having “time” to kill. In the Bible, King Solomon, speaks of time's relative availability (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8), Peter speaks of time's elasticity (2 Peter 3:8), James speaks of time's uncertainty (James 4:13-15), and the unknown author of the Hebrews reminds us of our Triune God's reliable unchanging constancy throughout the entire extent of it (Hebrews 13:8). All that being said, the band Day of Fire sings a song asking you to consider your time, and Jonathan Edwards preached about "The Preciousness of Time" in one of his sermons.
Charles Naylor (1874-1950), Christian minister and songwriter, after two tragic accidents left bedridden for over forty years, once shared the below thought:
“Some men live a long time, in a little while. Others live only a little, in a long time. The head of John the Baptist was cut off when he was less than thirty-five years old, yet John the Baptist had accomplished more than all the prophets before him. Jesus Christ was crucified when he was not yet thirty-five, but what amazing things he accomplished in those few short years. The value of life is not reckoned by its length, but by its accomplishments. There should be a purpose in every day of life—a purpose for the whole life, and a purpose for each day of the life. A life without a purpose, can never be a full life. It is not living—it is merely existing. The person without a definite purpose in life, is like a ship without a rudder. Such living is mere drifting—not accomplishing anything worthwhile. Such a person is the plaything of circumstances. The ship drifts in whichever direction the wind is blowing. So a life without a purpose—drifts, drifts. We should put something of value into every day of our life. If we ourselves do not put something into our lives—they will contain nothing.”
For more on intentional living: “How Old was Methuselah?”
John 10:7-10 (ESV):
So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
Considering that Jesus selflessly laid down His very life in order for each of us to truly thrive, and not just merely survive, let’s not dishonor His sacrifice by failing to live in a manner that experiences the abundant life, because we find ourselves eagerly, all too willing to settle for much less.
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