"Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives". So goes the opening of a popular daytime television program. Those words well reflect thoughts found in Psalm 90:
"As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom." (Psalm 90:10,12)
Few people consider their bank account to be a source of limitless funds, but often we view our lives as a source of limitless days. Of course aging changes that perspective and middle age is the painful reminder that we potentially have only as many days ahead of us as behind us.
Wise financial planners budget their money and people of wisdom budget their days. Wisdom calls for us to appeal to our Creator to "teach us to number our days" (train us to make them count). Each day is a rare and precious gem, never to be seen or experienced again. It is a gift of opportunity and potential that can be invested or squandered.
The apostle Paul admonishes us to "be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:15-16). A foolish person devalues the day through laziness and pointless pursuits; a wise person invests in people and the things of eternity.
This moment is the only moment we may have. We will have invested it wisely if we use it to know our Creator better through His word, and cultivate greater intimacy with His Son and our Savior. This moment will be wisely spent if we use it to convey our feelings for someone we value who has made a difference in our lives, or if we reach out in compassion to someone who is hurting.
We can let the sand sift through our hands or we can grasp the granules and value their purpose and meaning. That's the opportunity of the moment. And that's why writing these thoughts at this moment is the wisest investment I can make. If these words have caused you to pause and consider the moment and invest wisely in others and for eternity then my time has been well invested.
Maximize this day.
Steve
"As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom." (Psalm 90:10,12)
Few people consider their bank account to be a source of limitless funds, but often we view our lives as a source of limitless days. Of course aging changes that perspective and middle age is the painful reminder that we potentially have only as many days ahead of us as behind us.
Wise financial planners budget their money and people of wisdom budget their days. Wisdom calls for us to appeal to our Creator to "teach us to number our days" (train us to make them count). Each day is a rare and precious gem, never to be seen or experienced again. It is a gift of opportunity and potential that can be invested or squandered.
The apostle Paul admonishes us to "be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:15-16). A foolish person devalues the day through laziness and pointless pursuits; a wise person invests in people and the things of eternity.
This moment is the only moment we may have. We will have invested it wisely if we use it to know our Creator better through His word, and cultivate greater intimacy with His Son and our Savior. This moment will be wisely spent if we use it to convey our feelings for someone we value who has made a difference in our lives, or if we reach out in compassion to someone who is hurting.
We can let the sand sift through our hands or we can grasp the granules and value their purpose and meaning. That's the opportunity of the moment. And that's why writing these thoughts at this moment is the wisest investment I can make. If these words have caused you to pause and consider the moment and invest wisely in others and for eternity then my time has been well invested.
Maximize this day.
Steve
posted by steve @ 9:26 AM
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