Time?

Thanks to class I have been focusing on the realm of philosophy, specifically metaphysics the last few weeks and it has gotten my wheels turning –a dangerous thing for sure-

Augustine said something along the lines of, "If you don't ask me what time is, I can understand it. If you ask me what time is, I will not be able to understand it." 

Such an interesting question... What is time? Is time an illusion? A tool? Is it linear or cyclical? 

A simplistic definition of time would be that it is what a clock measures but that definition is a problematically vague and self-referential definition that utilizes the device used to measure the subject as the definition of the subject…

You could look at what religious texts have to say about time, the Bible does reference time in many different ways…

Time is fleeting likewise life is fleeting… there are many appropriate parallels there for certain…

I think when you look at the philosophical and spiritual aspects of time what it comes down to is this… Time is what we use to measure Life… in a sense time is life’s currency, one that we can spend wisely or foolishly…

We are each given a specific amount of life, a specific amount of time on this Earth (Acts 17:26). When our time on this Earth runs out we move to the place prepared for us, where that lies is up to us… We are faced with a choice to better our circumstances, to live for God, to be obedient in our walk, to trust in his name and plan for us…

Making this personal I think the better question we could ask ourselves rather than what is time would be what are we spending our time on? What are we spending the currency of our lives on?

Are you spending your time, spending your lives on pursuits of the flesh, pursuits of pleasure for today? Or are you seeking obedience in all things before the Creator of the Universe, the Savior of those who are called out to service?