Modern television is filled with episodes or series devoted to UFO’s, unidentified flying objects. Several shows claim unidentified “bogeys” entering foreign air space. They are not from this world, far more technologically advanced than our planet. These blips on radar screens don’t belong, creating tension for pilots who encounter the unexplainable. As theories continue to fester about the existence of aliens, one thing is certain: life is just a blip on the radar screen.
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Depending upon the career you choose, hand you’ve been dealt or how you were raised, life seems to go faster the older you become. While talking to former students at a going away party over the weekend, my teaching career seems eons ago. Before you know it, 7th graders are graduating from high school, accelerating this blip, like the USS Enterprise at warp speed. On this journey through life, unless you take time to slow down, Psalm 46:10, your life will be void of permanent meaningful lasting relationships.
King David eludes to this blip in Psalm 49:10, where no one is exempt as the foolish and wise perish together. Perhaps this may explain Solomon’s comments in Proverbs about using wealth to earn and entertain friends, taking his father’s words to heart. The younger brother of Jesus learned a similar lesson, comparing life to a mist that vanishes into thin air, James 4:14. In view of this truth, seize the moments you have today, Ephesians 5:15-18, making the most of the opportunities God provides. Make your blip count before it disappears on life’s radar screen.
What legacy are you leaving behind for friends, family or neighbors? Who has been the greatest blip on your radar screen?
by Jay Mankus
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