How are we measuring time?

For many years, I worked as a software developer in the field of organizational development. I usually worked with large teams, and we would start with a project plan that included a detailed list of tasks, deadlines, and estimated completion time. We lived by the calendar.

Although it was helpful to work in an organized way, sometimes it felt as if we were slaves of time. You probably know the feeling. I’ve found it helpful at those times to remember that a calendar is just a system for organizing and coordinating activities. It’s a human construct, not a law of God, so it has no real power to become a source of frustration or make us draw limiting conclusions about life and ourselves.

The Bible has much to say about God’s perspective on the concept of time. I love this statement: “Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day” (II Peter 3:8). And consider this verse about the fullness of God’s day, which is not measured by a human calendar: “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalms 118:24).