We all have equal amounts of time. Every one of us, we are given each morning 86,000 seconds, 1,440 minutes, 24 hours in a day. Every one of us has exactly the same amount of time. Listen carefully. You cannot carry forward your time that you did not

use from the day before. You cannot take credit for the time from the day before. In two days' time,

tomorrow will be yesterday. In 30 minutes, the future will become the past.

What we do with these equal amount of hours and time that God gives us is of uttermost importance.

How we divvy up the hours that God has given us is of uttermost importance.

How we dedicate the time that God has given us every single day is of uttermost importance.

How to prioritize our time and our hours that God has given us as a gift is of uttermost importance.

Sometimes I have to chuckle about our use of time, and I read not long ago about how this visitor

to the United States and wrote a commentary, he said, you know, America is the only country

I've ever been to where men literally jumped the traffic light to save

seconds. But then they patiently wait to tee off at the golf course for hours.

You know, we are driven by the clock. I read about the elevator operator who really got tired

of people. As soon as he walked into his elevator, they say, what time is it? What time is it? What time is it?

He said, I am fed up with that. So he brought a big clock,

and he put it right there in his elevator.

Guess what? Everybody walks in his elevator, says,

is that clock right?

We're all given exactly the same amount of time.

Rich or poor, young or old, married or single, student or teacher.

We all have exactly the same amount of hours.

Have you thought how many times we use the word time in our conversations and our discussion?

Throughout the day, I don't have time. How much time will

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