June 23 The Brevity of Life So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12 Can you believe this year is already halfway over? Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday we were celebrating the new year? I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that life is moving faster than ever before. The Bible describes life pretty much the way we’re feeling it. We’re not the first ones to say that time flies. As a matter of fact, this terminology is as old as the Bible. Look at how God’s Word portrays our short time here on earth: It’s a dream that flies away (Job 20:8). It’s a shadow that disappears (1 Chronicles 29:15). It’s a cloud that vanishes (Job 7:9). It’s a flower that dies (Job 14:1,2). It’s as grass that withers (1 Peter 1:24,25). It’s a vapor that vanishes (James 4:14). It’s as a mere breath, as nothing (Psalm 39:5). It’s as a phantom (Psalm 39:6, NASB). It’s as a sigh (Psalm 90:9, NASB). It’s as the wind that passes (Psalm 78:39). Yes, the year is half gone. If the Bible describes our life in these terms, how much more diligent should we be to make wise use of the days we have. Deuteronomy 28:20-68; Psalms 119:25-48 Isaiah 55; Matthew 3
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:13:06 +0000
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