For a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night. *Psalm 90:4 In times of crisis, our sense of what is truly important in life often comes into focus. In Psalm 90, “A Prayer of Moses,” this man of God looks at life from beginning to end. In light of the brevity of life (vv.4-6) and the realization of God’s righteous anger (vv.7-11), Moses makes a plea to God for understanding: “Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should” (v.12 TLB). Moses continues this psalm with an appeal to God’s love: “Have compassion on Your servants. Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy” (vv.13-14). He concludes with a prayer for the future: “Let the beauty of the Lord be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us” (v.17). Our numbered days and brevity of life call us to embrace God’s eternal love and, like Moses, to focus on the most important things. (David McCasland-RBC Ministries)
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:23:24 +0000