A Fleeting Shadow
Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting
shadow. ~ Psalm 144:4
Every time I fly over a large body of water, I imagine
opening the window of the jet and pouring out my coffee into
the immense body of water below. I imagine the time that I
spend on this earth compared to eternity is no more than
that cup of coffee. The incredible size of the ocean
compared to one small cup of coffee is what our life is like
compared to eternity. Why then do we invest so much in
temporal pursuits when we know that our investment here can
have so much impact on our eternity? It is the great paradox
of human behavior, especially for Christians.
Does your business life have an overall ministry objective
to it? This does not mean we must be constantly involved in
"Christian activity." It only means that we should be about
what God has called us to do with the motive of being
obedient to this mission. Do not let the worries and cares
of this life keep you from having an eternal impact on the
lives of those you meet each day. Satan has a way of keeping
our focus on the problems of today rather than the spiritual
opportunities before us. He is master of the urgent, not the
important.
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move
you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain
(1 Corinthians 15:58).
Excerpted with permission from the book TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman, copyright 2000, Destiny Image Publishers, Reprinted by permission. For free daily email subscription to TGIF Today God Is First marketplace meditations, visit www.marketplaceleaders.org (Os Hillman)