The worth and preciousness of time – Thomas Brooks

There is nothing which puts a more serious frame into a man’s heart, than to know the worth and preciousness of time.

“Time,” says Bernard, “would be a good commodity in hell, and the selling of it most gainful; where, for one day, a man would give ten thousand worlds if he had them.”

One called his friends, “Thieves!” because they stole time from him.

Certainly time is infinitely precious, in regard of what depends upon it. What can there be of more worth, and weight, and importance than eternity?

Eternity is the heaven of heaven and the hell of hell. Without eternity, heaven would not be so desirable nor hell be so formidable.

Eternity depends upon time. Time is the prologue to eternity. The great weight of eternity hangs upon the small wire of time. Upon the spending of our time, depends either the bliss or the bane of body and soul to all eternity! Now is our seed-time, eternity is the harvest. Whatever seed we now sow, whether of sin or grace it comes up in eternity!

Now is our market-time, in which, if we are wise merchants, we may make a happy exchange of earth for heaven; of a valley of tears for a paradise of delights.

Though time itself does not last yet whatever is everlasting, depends upon time.