As a new year begins, it brings to mind the passage of time. Another year has come and gone and a new one has begun. It’s a time of resolutions and renewal. Each of us has the same amount of time in each day, and time marches on regardless of how much we may try to slow it down.

Here’s what Billy Graham had to say about time:

• “It’s not just becoming a Christian; it is also being a Christian all the time, 24 hours a day.”

• “Time is running out. The seconds are ticking away toward midnight. The human race is about to take the fatal plunge… Is there any authority left? Is there a path we can follow? Can we find a code book that will give us the key to our dilemmas? We do have authoritative source materials. It is found it the ancient and historic Book we call the Bible.”

• “We are accountable to [God] for the way we use our time.”

• “Once a minute passes it can never be reclaimed.”

• “Heaven has no clocks or calendars, and time will be no more [Revelation 10:6].”

• “We relegate God to our spare time—but end up never having any spare time! Jesus said, “Seek first his kingdom” [Matthew 6:33 NIV].”

• “Life is short; none of us knows how long we have. Live each day as it if were your last – for some day it will be.”

• “The greatest waste in all of our earth is our waste of the time God has given us each day.”

• “We all have exactly the same number of minutes in a day. The question is, how will we use them? Most people today are either too busy—or not busy enough. The Bible tells us that both extremes are wrong.”

• “There is for each man a day, an hour, a minute. The Bible talks in many places about the brevity of life, and the Bible warns that we should be prepared to meet God at all times.”

• “God has given us a message that is not only for past times and this time, but for all time.”

• “Every day has exactly 1,440 minutes; can’t you find even ten of them to be with your heavenly Father? Doesn’t God deserve the best minutes of your day?”

• “God can do more with a few days of your time if given completely to Him, than He can with a whole life characterized by half-hearted service.”

• “You can trust Christ at this moment. The Bible says, “Now is the accepted time” [2 Corinthians 6:2 KJV]. Don’t put it off. Don’t say, “I’ll think about it.” Don’t say, “I’ll do it tomorrow.” Do it right now. At this moment, say yes to Jesus Christ.”

• “Allow the resurrected Christ to allocate your time as His own… and have complete right-of-way throughout your being.”

• “If ever we are to study the Scriptures, if ever we are to spend time in prayer, if ever we are to win souls for Christ, if ever we are to invest our finances for His kingdom—it must be now.”

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