Picture an activity you love to do. How quickly does the time pass when you do that thing? Probably like lightning! Now imagine doing something you hate. Time crawls by. Every minute feels like it takes a year.

Our perception of time can be way off. But in reality, every second is the same length. Every hour lasts just as long as the hour before or after it. We can count on the reliability of time. God wrote it into the universe that way.

When God created the world, He said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.” (Genesis 1:14) The Earth circles the Sun. The moon circles the Earth. The North Star seems to rise in the sky. The seasons come and go. Because of these trustworthy, God-designed patterns, clock masters can build works of genius like the Orloj.

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. ― Psalm 90:12