At church last night, we watched a video clip* concerning God's divine grace in giving us the freedom to choose. [Yes, I wondered how popular such a thought would be amongst Calvinists . . . although Calvin believed God gave us free will - he just thought we lost it after the fall and (I think) that we won't get it back until the life everlasting.]
One of the sections of the video prodded the viewer to consider the value of time.
The first sentence was something like, "To learn the value of a year, talk to a student who's failed a grade."
YUP. THAT'S ME. Two Fs. MUST . . . NOT . . . LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, ever.
For your information, the video went on to encourage us all to consider the value of smaller portions of time, such as a month, a week, a day to day laborers to keep food on the table, an hour to lovers waiting all day to meet, a minute to one trying to catch a bus or train, and a second to one who barely missed an automobile collision.
This second means something! Glorify God now in all you do obeying him.
"Now these three abide: faith, hope and love; but the greatest of these is love."
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*To credit the producers, the video was from an Erwin McManus dvd accompanying his book Chasing Daylight.
