January

Every year it seems I'm amazed by it's passing and the beginning of another January. How does time go by so quickly?

Perhaps one reason we struggle with the passing of time is our fear of growing older, of things changing with each year: kids going to college or turning a milestone age that we aren't ready to reach.

How would we feel toward time if we didn't worry about its limitations but instead saw it as possibilities?

Ecclesiastes 3:13 states that God has set eternity in the hearts of men.

It's hard to fathom eternity within the bounds of human experience but yet my heart resounds with this thought from the ancient king. Yes, God has placed eternity in my heart. We were not meant to die. We were meant to eat of the tree of life and to live.

Sin entered this world and stole moments of life from many of us, but God sent his Son to restore our future. The moments lost are nothing compared to eternity gained.

We just celebrated the birth of Jesus, but as our pastor reminded us, the Christmas miracle is something to be celebrated all year. Not only are we saved from the bondage of sin but we are free to live the short moments of this life without fear. God has placed eternity in our hearts. And He has sent Jesus his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Praise God for time, not measured by limits of years but instead gifted to our hearts in the knowledge and hope of life eternal.