As Time Flies

We casually use the phrase "time flies" to express awe and wonder at how quickly the years pass, i.e. how children move from adolescence to teens to adults. How true it is that time does seem to ... fly. God says, "There is an appointed time for everything." (Ecclesiastes 3:1a NASB). From an earthly perspective, we all understanding appointed times ... with the dentist, financial adviser, auto mechanic, etc. Those appointments are set with specific date, time and purpose. Times appointed by God Himself, however, refer more precisely to the good we pursue that is profitable with eternity in mind. "What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils? I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves." (Ecclesiastes 3:9-10 NASB). Among the list of times God gives in Verses 2-8, one is "a time to give birth and a time to die;" yes, life has a set beginning and end. What matters most is what we do between that beginning and that end. How tragic when the end comes with frivolous pursuits. What a precious and timely prayer asking God to "teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12 ESV). How precious time is and time is fleeting! May the pursuits of all our days be God-appointed ... as time flies.