Time

Have you ever really thought about time? I sometimes mull on it.

Time came about for humans from being denied access to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:24 �So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Man then went out into a world of aging and keeping time.

Hubby and I were blessed with a trip to Cancun a few years back and we had the pleasure of visiting some of the Mayan ruins. The Mayans seemed to idolize time. They had calendars and watched for the equinoxes and were deep into astrology. They also perform human sacrifice and some of the most horrendous games of death. One of the most extraordinary things I saw was the Chichén Itzá ruins. The main structure on the ruins is a pyramid that appears linked to the Mayan interests of astronomy. At the spring and autumn equinox the shadow of the sun on the stairs causes the illusion of a snake crawling down the pyramid.

Sort of strange that the image the shadow makes is also the instigator of man's downfall in the garden. It seemed to me, the Mayan culture, was one ingrained in death. When you think about it the druids, witches, and modern day pagans also seemed drawn toward time.

The Galatians also seemed to emanate that spirit.

Galatians 4:10 �Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

I suppose we as humans do want to make the most of time, birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, but God is eternal.

God does use time, He sets times and seasons. He made time even before man.

Genesis 1:14 �¶And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

God while making time, is not subject to time but eternal. In Christ Jesus is eternity.

John 3:15 �That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 10:28 �And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.