Airpower Discussion Of The Week-Answer: Has God Determined A Certain Number Of Years For Each Person To Live On The Earth? I believe how long you live on this earth is a combination of Gods will for your life and your personal choices. The bible states that each person that comes into this world has an appointment with death. In other words, God seems to have set the maximum time that each person can live. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”. Hebrews 9:27 The word ‘appointment’ means,to decide the time or place at which something will happen or will be done. I believe God has an appointed time for each individual. The bible gives an indication of the average life span of a human being. The average life span of each person according to the scripture should be within the range of seventy to eighty years. “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength, labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away”. Psalms 90:10 The verse seems to suggest we also have a responsibility in determining how long we live. Why is it then that some people die earlier or later? There are things we can do that can lengthen or shorten our years on the earth. I will like us to examine some natural and spiritual factors. Two natural reasons; 1. Your diet and eating habits can lengthen or shorten your life. “Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap”. Psalms 69:22 Your food or table can become a snare that can shorten or lengthen your life. Food is generally for your welfare but a lack, quality and sizes of your portions go a long way to determine whether you live long or die early. Food can predispose you to various diseases. 2. The way you treat your body can influence how long you live. Epaphras almost died because he abused his body by not resting. “Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me”. Philippians 2:30 When you abuse your body through drinking, over eating, not resting etc. you can shorten your life even if you are a minister of God. Two spiritual reasons: 1. The will of God Jesus died at age thirty three because it was the will of God. “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand”. Isaiah 53:10 It was God’s pleasure or will to make him die at that age. He died early so we will live long, because he took our sins and our place. There are people who die early because its the will of God but this is not the norm anyway. 2. How you relate to your parents. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise ;). That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth”. Ephesians 6:1-3 When we honor our parents there is a special spiritual promise attached to it, that is, we live long. This means dishonoring parents can cut short your life. What does it mean to honor them? One meaning is made clear here, thus, to obey them. Not blind obedience, but obedience,which is in conformity to the word of God. God bless you and may you live long!
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:19:53 +0000
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