If we live 65 years, we have about 600,000 hours at our disposal. Assuming we are 18 when we complete high school, we have 47 years, or nearly 412,000 hours to live after graduation. If we spend 8 hours a day sleeping, 8 for personal, social, and recreational activities, and 8 hours for working, that amounts to 137,333 hours in each category. When we think of the time we have to work and play in terms of hours, it does not seem like much. And when seen in the light of eternity, it is just a fleeting moment. Therefore, it is REAL IMPORTANT that we spend our waking hours wisely.

We need to be taught the importance of numbering our days to relate to the swift passage of time, and the need to live with eternity’s values in view.

Don’t Just Spend Time – Invest It!

Our Daily Bread – December 31, 2000

Instructions

Be persistent in prayer, and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God. At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ. For that is why I am now in prison. Pray then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear.

Be wise in the way you act toward those who are not believers, making good use of every opportunity you have. Your speech should always be pleasant and interesting, and you should know how to give the right answer to everyone.

Colossians 4:2-6