The first man and woman used to
live in time without end. Until they disobeyed God and death entered the
human race. The eternity they have known was no longer for them to
enjoy. Now, we can only accept the fact that our life here on earth has
an end. We are now prisoner of time -restrained and constrained by
it.
As our knowledge increases, our
sense of tension about time increases too. People accept and believe what
is visible to them. We plan and invest most of our time in our physical
life and earthly possessions. However, increasing wealth and increasing
education bring a sense of pressure about time. We are now chasing time and
time is chasing us, the never-ending pursuit for the things that are doomed to
disappear.
“Teach us to number our days that
we may gain a heart of wisdom”. Psalm 90:12
Death is certain. However, God restored our
original nature once again through Christ. “For the wages of sin is death
but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23
In Christ, we will once again
have Eternal life. Our body will still pay the consequence of sin
but our spirit will live with Him forever.
We can now live with a proper
perspective, to accomplish as much as we can with our life God has given us.
What matters most is not how long we live, but how we live. There
is nothing wrong with earthly possessions. But there is more to what we
can see. To know Christ is to open our mind to the things
eternal. Now we are looking forward to which will endure
forever.
We have to let go, and not to be
distracted by our past. Relinquish to the hands of God our tomorrow and
have faith. Accept our now and live our life peacefully in the present moment in
view of Eternity! -Mhel P.
