• RSS|
  • Facebook|
  • Twitter|
  • Fan Faves
Life > Devotionals|Mon, Apr. 16 2007 01:18 PM EDT

The Sum of Our Lives

By Greg Laurie|Christian Post Contributor

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. —Psalm 36:9

It has been determined that the average American spends 15 years of his or her life in front of the television set—15 years. I am not saying we cannot watch TV. But I am saying that we can sure waste a lot of time in front of it. I sure have.

I am a channel surfer. My wife likes to watch cooking shows, which to me is not fun. Therefore, I try to gain possession of the remote so I can start clicking. I like to watch about eight things at once. Yet I have been amazed at how I will sit down and say, "I am going to watch TV for five minutes," but when I look at my watch, an hour-and-a-half has gone by. I have wasted all that time and feel half brain-dead as a result.

We can squander time watching television, but we can squander time doing other things as well. So let's not throw our lives away. Let's wisely use the precious moments God gives to us each day, each month, and each year, and let's use them for Him. We will stand before Him on that final day. We should be able to sum up our lives like the apostle Paul and say, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21). Only the person who can say, "To live is Christ" can then say, "To die is gain."

Some people might say, "To me, to live is sports," or "To me, to live is music." Everyone lives for something.

What do you live for? How great it is to be able to say, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

Used with Permission

Load next 25 | View all comments
All comments on this page are subject to our Terms of Use and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Christian Post or its staff.
Please help us to monitor our message boards by flagging comments that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
Contact Us if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
Post a comment: Login
or sign up to comment
Also on CP
Advertisement
  • Muscular Faith

    And Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.

  • Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?

    Unpleasant reactions to food are not that unusual. But is the reaction an actual allergy, or an i

Today’s Bible verse

even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference [ Romans 3:22 ]

Advertisement
CP Shopping
  • Jewelry
  • Health
  • DVD
  • Music
  • Gifts

Bracelets | Chains | Crosses | Earrings | Gemstone |

Baker Publishing Group

This full-text Bible is perfect for children who have outgrown Bible storybooks, but who would struggle to read the small type of most Bibles. The large, easy-to-read 12.5 point ty