time remains, it does not pass.

there's a great chapter in the knowledge of the holy by a.w. tozer called 'God's infinitude.' to not at all do it justice, infinitude means limitless, and it is obviously impossible for a limited mind to grasp the Unlimited. the depths of the riches both of the knowledge and wisdom of God is incredible, yet this chapter reveals to me just how "unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out." it reminds me of my own limits, or, rather, what i think are limits. this really strikes a nerve along the subject of what i've been learning lately, about time and busyness and rest. tozer says:

"because God's nature is infinite, everything that flows out of it is infinite also. we poor human creatures are constantly being frustrated by limitations imposed upon us from without and within. the days of the years of our lives are few, and swifter than a weaver's shuttle. life is a short and fevered rehearsal for a concert we cannot stay to give. just when we appear to have attained some proficiency we are forced to lay our instruments down. there is simply not time enough to think, to become, to perform what the constitution of our natures indicates we are capable of.

how completely satisfying to turn from our limitations to a God who has none. eternal years lie in His heart. for Him time does not pass, it remains; and those who are in Christ share with Him all the riches of limitless time and endless years. God never hurries. there are no deadlines against which He must work. only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves. for those out of Christ, time is a devouring beast; before the sons of the new creation time crouches and purrs and licks their hands. the foe of the old human race becomes the friend of the new, and the stars in their courses fight for the man God delights to honor. this we may learn from the divine infinitude."

this is such a good reminder of my riches in Christ. i should never treat time as a "devouring beast," for i have been given eternity. i want the satisfaction that lies in turning to a limitless God. as fallen creatures, we have limits. we live in a world where time passes and moves on, yet we're still not of this world. for us, time is eternal and therefore it doesn't end. tozer goes on to say, "in God there is life enough for all and time enough to enjoy it. whatever is possessed of natural life runs through its cycle from birth to death and ceases to be, but the life of God returns upon itself and ceases never." we are given life by God, and it doesn't cease. how thankful we should be, for we don't have to look at time the way that the world does. we are given a gift of time from God, but it's a gift that is eternal, and we should treat it as such.

it's ok if we don't get everything done we have planned for a day, a week, or a year. if time is really eternal, if time really "remains," then we will have time enough for all, and time enough to enjoy God as we should.