But I'm sure you've heard of Alexander Graham Bell, the man who invented the telephone. Well, Elisha Gray was a Chicago electrician. He filed a patent application for the telephone two hours after Alexander Graham Bell did. A small delay of only two hours cost Elisha Gray fame and an enormous fortune. Urgency is reflected in this pearl of wisdom because, as so many have already discovered, tomorrow is never guaranteed.
Ancient mythology depicts time as being like a man who has long hair in front but is bald in back.
The point is that you must catch hold of time coming toward you because after it's past, nothing is left to grab. When God calls us to a particular task, we need to respond by doing it now and doing it well. Throw everything into whatever God gives you to do. Take whatever God has put in your hand and use it, without delay and without reserve, for the Lord. In Genesis 22, Abraham and Isaac went to the top of Mount Moriah.