The Brevity of Life

       Time waits for no one.  The cadence of its march never increases or decreases; it is relentlessly, ruthlessly steady.  It was created prior to the formation of Adam and Eve; its genesis is declared in the very first three words of Scripture.    …

The Brevity of Life

       Numerous comparisons are used in Scripture to impress upon our minds the brevity of life—the movement of a weaver’s shuttle (Job 7:6), the duration of morning fog (James 4:14), the appearance and then disappearance of one’s shadow (Job 14:2).  In Psalm 90: 4-5,…