The Bible describes life as a sacred gift from heaven to honor the Creator and prepare us for eternity. The book of James has been called the gospel of practicality because it contains so many truths of everyday value. In the immediate context James addresses the matter in terms of life's brevity.
Human life is like a vapor that appears momentarily and then is gone.
Other biblical writers have employed similar figures to emphasize how very fleeting our earthly existence is. When he beheld the metropolis brimming with idols, he addressed the Grecians regarding the true God. He argued that the one Deity is both the Creator and the Sustainer of the Universe. It is thus clear that Scripture regards life as a gift from Heaven. There are several implications in this statement.