By Gobel Brockman
Yesterday (as I write this) was my 23rd anniversary of working for the US Postal Service. As I was thinking about it, I was remembering my first day on the job. 8 hours of sitting in a room listening to people talk. Eight. Hours. Nothing but talking. Blech.
But as I thought about it, it didn't seem like 23 years ago. Time has flown by. When I was a kid a remember someone telling me that the older you get, the faster time goes. Wise words indeed. In the book of James it says that "...our lives are but a vapor...". I'm seeing that more and more. I watch my children who, not too long ago I was carrying in my arms, now carry on with their adult lives. All of this got me to thinking - we only get one chance at this life, and it's disappearing a little more each day. What am I doing with the opportunities that God has given me to accomplish something for His purposes? What are you doing with yours?
The Bible says in the book of Hebrews that "It is appointed unto man to die once, then the judgement." A sobering thought. How we spend our short lives on this earth will soon be judged by the God that gave us that life. When you think about that, remember this: THIS life is but a vapor, eternity is a different story.
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