The Seasons of Life
Ed Young
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
Mark Twain once asked a baggage handler as he was about to board a train if his briefcase would be strong enough for it to be checked in the baggage compartment. And the man took his briefcase and immediately he threw it down on the ground and he said, That's what it'll get in Washington, in Philadelphia. And then he picked up the briefcase and hit it five times against the side of thte train car- and he said, That's what it'll get in Chicago. And then he threw it on the ground and started to stomp on it vigorously and the briefcase split open with all of his papers and books just going everywhere. He said, Now that's what it's going to get in Sioux City. I'll tell you what: if you're going any farther than Sioux City I'd suggest you carry your briefcase on the train.
Now when I get up in the morning sometimes, I feel like, as I look in the mirror, that my face has somehow been to that mythical Sioux City handler's bags. You know, you get up in the morning and you look in the mirror and all a man can do is wash his face and mow it, you know, shave a little bit. But you women, you have something called cosmetics that you work on your face to show, to hide the wear and tear of time and the wear and tear of years. Now, the word 'cosmetics' it comes from a Greek word 'cosmos.' It means to make order out of chaos. And so as time passes that takes place.
Solomon is talking about time today. Exactly what is time? Sometimes time seems to drag. And sometimes time seems to fly. How long, for example, is 30 minutes? Ask a student as he's waiting for the bell late Friday afternoon. How long is an hour? Ask someone who is seated in a dentist's chair. How long is three months? Ask an expectant mother who hasn't seen her feet in that period of time. How long is a year? Ask a teenager who's waiting to get his diver's license. Time flies. Time drags. And so many times we want it to fly ...
Ed Young
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
Mark Twain once asked a baggage handler as he was about to board a train if his briefcase would be strong enough for it to be checked in the baggage compartment. And the man took his briefcase and immediately he threw it down on the ground and he said, That's what it'll get in Washington, in Philadelphia. And then he picked up the briefcase and hit it five times against the side of thte train car- and he said, That's what it'll get in Chicago. And then he threw it on the ground and started to stomp on it vigorously and the briefcase split open with all of his papers and books just going everywhere. He said, Now that's what it's going to get in Sioux City. I'll tell you what: if you're going any farther than Sioux City I'd suggest you carry your briefcase on the train.
Now when I get up in the morning sometimes, I feel like, as I look in the mirror, that my face has somehow been to that mythical Sioux City handler's bags. You know, you get up in the morning and you look in the mirror and all a man can do is wash his face and mow it, you know, shave a little bit. But you women, you have something called cosmetics that you work on your face to show, to hide the wear and tear of time and the wear and tear of years. Now, the word 'cosmetics' it comes from a Greek word 'cosmos.' It means to make order out of chaos. And so as time passes that takes place.
Solomon is talking about time today. Exactly what is time? Sometimes time seems to drag. And sometimes time seems to fly. How long, for example, is 30 minutes? Ask a student as he's waiting for the bell late Friday afternoon. How long is an hour? Ask someone who is seated in a dentist's chair. How long is three months? Ask an expectant mother who hasn't seen her feet in that period of time. How long is a year? Ask a teenager who's waiting to get his diver's license. Time flies. Time drags. And so many times we want it to fly ...
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