Never enough time

The LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end (Isaiah 60:20).

Any more, I regard clocks as the enemy. They are relentless as they take away minutes I can never get back. Clocks don’t care if I need more time to get something done; they won’t slow down to let me enjoy times of happiness for a little bit longer.

Time makes slaves of us. If you are late for work, the boss gets mad. If you miss an important deadline, it could cost you your job. Showing up late for your wedding could have disastrous consequences!

Time often drives us into rushing things that we shouldn’t. Every day, trying to beat the clock results in speeding tickets. To meet launch dates, computer programmers release applications that have not been thoroughly tested for bugs and need considerable patching.

Time urges us to multitask when some things need our undivided attention. How often do children have to compete with work for their parents’ attention? How often do you have so many projects going on that you get confused, forget where you are, or miss critical details?
Time even limits our fun. People leave ball games early to avoid being delayed by heavy traffic. In the rush to get intimate, lovers don’t take the time to enjoy holding hands and watch a beautiful sunset together.

But most of all, time is the enemy that steals life. Every tick of the clock brings us closer to the moment when death will stare us in the face. Of course, we fight hard to avoid it. Some people try to extend their lives through diet and exercise. Others try to disguise the passing of time with makeup, hair coloring or plastic surgery. But time permits no escape—all must eventually die.

Thankfully, Jesus exists outside of time. He is eternal, and if we accept His invitation, He will take us to His home, a place that has no deadlines, no rushing, no multitasking, no aging, no limits on how long we can be happy. In God’s kingdom there is no death—only love that lingers like a sun that never sets.