Chapel Blog
Time is Withering Away
Buzzer beaters! The ultimate hero moment in sports. The team’s down by two. It’s going to take a three pointer to win the game, but Curry has the ball. The crowd is tense with anticipation. Swish. AHHHHHH!!!!
Down by three points, we just need to get to field goal range. Offensive pass interference the ball is placed at the spot of the fowl. Three yards to go and only 6 seconds on the clock. No one has any fingernails left. Hike! Quarterback sneak. TOUCHDOWN!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!
Down by three points, we just need to get to field goal range. Offensive pass interference the ball is placed at the spot of the fowl. Three yards to go and only 6 seconds on the clock. No one has any fingernails left. Hike! Quarterback sneak. TOUCHDOWN!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!
Down by three points, we just need to get to field goal range. Offensive pass interference the ball is placed at the spot of the fowl. Three yards to go and only 6 seconds on the clock. No one has any fingernails left. Hike! Quarterback sneak. TOUCHDOWN!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!
We know we’re playing against the clock. Some of us procrastinate because the pressure of the last-minute shot for the win gives us a jolt of adrenaline like none other. We love the game because it reminds us of the struggle we face in life with one major difference: the significance changes based on how much time is left.
If we’re in the first quarter, a last-minute play is exciting, but there’s still more time. If the last-minute play is made on the second game of the season, it’s awesome, but there’s a long road ahead. If the last-minute play is made in the Superbowl, it’s phenomenal, but there’s always next season and our best players may be recruited away.
If we’re in the first quarter, a last-minute play is exciting, but there’s still more time. If the last-minute play is made on the second game of the season, it’s awesome, but there’s a long road ahead. If the last-minute play is made in the Superbowl, it’s phenomenal, but there’s always next season and our best players may be recruited away.
In the Bible God is trying to help us understand an important principle about time when He says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) and “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
We don’t have much time left. “But I’m only 12 (or 15, or 35)!” you object, but viewed from the perspective of eternity, your (and my) 76 years are barely a blip. What do we do with the time we have?
We can live our lives like every minute of every day is a buzzer beater shot! God is presiding over an epic battle between heaven and hell and He’s calling the plays. He’s put the ball in your hands and expects you to take the shot.
Jesus is not trying to steal our minutes away and keep us from having fun, He’s inviting us into the greatest adventure.
Westminster Christian School, located in Palmetto Bay, Florida, is a private, college-preparatory school for children from preschool through twelfth grade.