One of the strangest things about time is that we never seem to notice it passing. A child cannot wait to become a teenager. A teenager cannot wait to drive. A young adult cannot wait to start a career or raise a family. Then one day, seemingly without warning, the hair is graying, the children are grown, and the years have slipped away like water through our fingers.

I remember hearing older Christians say, “The older you get, the faster time seems to go.” As a young man, I thought that was impossible. A week felt like a month, and a year felt like forever. Now I understand exactly what they meant. The calendar pages turn, birthdays come and go, and before long we find ourselves wondering where the years went.

Moses, the writer of Psalm 90, understood this truth. He compared our lives to grass that springs up in the morning and is cut down in the evening. Life is brief. We are not promised tomorrow. Yet the purpose of this realization is not to make us fearful—it is to make us wise. When we understand that our days are numbered, we begin to value them differently. We waste less time on petty arguments, selfish pursuits, and worldly distractions. We become more concerned about eternal things.

Every tick of the clock is a reminder that we are moving toward eternity. For the child of God, that is not a frightening thought but a comforting one. Each passing day brings us one step closer to seeing our Saviour face to face. The time we have left should be invested in loving our families, serving the Lord, sharing the Gospel, and living faithfully for Christ. The opportunities of today may never come again.

Perhaps the greatest tragedy is not that life is short, but that so many people spend it chasing things that will not matter a hundred years from now. Wealth, popularity, possessions, and achievements all fade away. But what is done for Christ will last forever. Time is God’s gift to us, and how we use it reveals what we truly value.