Friday, August 19, 2011

Life Ends at 11pm


Time flies, right? Seriously...it seems like just yesterday my kids got back home from college for the summer break and today they are both back at Liberty University. Actually...it seems just like yesterday when they were little toddlers running around the house. Days fly by...weeks fly by...months fly by...seasons fly by...years fly by...decades fly by...life flies by. The Bible attests to this fact in James 4:14 which says,

"Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away."

Let me illustrate it this way. If you took 70 years of a life and condensed it down into one day that begins at 7am and ends at 11pm, here is what time it would be based on your age (remember life ends at 11pm!):

Age 10 = 9:17am
Age 15 = 10:25am
Age 18 = 11:05am
Age 20 = 11:34am
Age 30 = 1:51pm
Age 40 = 4:08pm

Remember...life ends at 11pm! Let's continue...

Age 50 = 6:25pm
Age 60 = 8:42pm
Age 65 = 9:47pm

It's true! Life flies by and if we are not careful we are going to get to the end of a day and find nothing but regrets. We will get to the end of a week and find nothing but regrets. We will get to the end of a month and find nothing but regrets. We will get to the end of a season and find nothing but regrets. We will get to the end of a year and find nothing but regrets. We will get to the end of a decade and find nothing but regrets. And ultimately we will get to the end of a life and find nothing but regrets.

Ephesians 5:16 exhorts us to, "Make the most of our time!" Now that's good advice for today because these 24 hours are going to fly by!

3 comments:

Joshua Rupp said...

Hey, if life ends by 11 pm, I'd better get ready... I've got a big day tomorrow morning with Jesus!!!

Sheri Irish said...

I'm learning to make decisions based on: when I look back on the opportunity that is before me am I going to wish I had done it? I don't want to regret not doing some thing, but then again there is only so much one can do in a day or week or month or season. There is lots that can be done and it's not always easy to figure out what to do. It's a journey of faith and prayer. What are your thoughts Pastor Scott?

Pastor Scott said...

I think you are exactly right, Sheri. Sometimes we don;t accomplish anything great because we are spreading ourselves too thing with a lot of good stuff. The key to make every day count is the issue of priority!