"You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away" (James 4:14). <br><br>Living knowing that your life is a vapor is different than just living. Things here are passing away. You&rsquo;ve got to hold on to what will stand. Savor what matters. This collection of thirty-one articles is full of that heart-longing after Christ that distinguishes Piper&rsquo;s preaching ministry. Readers will feel as though they have stumbled into a garden as they enter these pages. The Scripture cuts, Christ is exalted in God, and we worship Him.<br><br><b>Life Is Short. Eternity Is Long. Live Like It. </b> <br><br>You will exist forever. You and God are both in the universe to stay&mdash;either as friends on His terms, or enemies on yours&mdash;which it will be is proven in this life. And this life is a vapor. Two seconds, and we will be gone. <br><br>In these thirty-one meditations, John Piper will connect you to a fresh understanding of God and a renewed relationship with Him. You&rsquo;ll find your faith stirred to make every day count for Christ when you consider life as a vapor. <br><br><b>Story Behind the Book</b><br><br>Time is precious. We are fragile. Life is short. Eternity is long. Every minute counts. Oh, to be a faithful steward of the breath God has given me. Three texts resound in my ears: &ldquo;Redeem the time&rdquo; (Ephesians 5:16 ); &ldquo;It is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy&rdquo; (1 Corinthians 4:2); &ldquo;His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me&rdquo; (1 Corinthians 15:10 ). <br><br>Surely God means for our minutes on earth to count for something significant. Paul said, &ldquo;In the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain&rdquo; (Philippians 2:16). In the same way, I have good hope from the Lord that my &ldquo;labor is not in vain in the Lord&rdquo; (1 Corinthians 15:58 ).