Teach
Us To Realize
The
Brevity Of Life,
So
That We May Grow In Wisdom.
Scripture
Psalm
90
10 Seventy
years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.
Observation
For
two days in a row my daily Bible reading has included something about
my life and about how short my live is! I know that I am a slow
learner, but I think the message is starting to sink in!
Of
course, this is a topic that is repeated over and over again in
Scripture, but two days in a row – God, You have my attention!
“Seventy
years are given to us! Some even live to eighty.” When I read Psalm
90:10 it reminded me that I am getting real close to 70!
Nobody
likes to think about or even talk about death, especially their own,
but the truth is we are all getting closer to meeting our Maker with
every breath we take!
I
love what Billy Graham once said about his death, “ Someday
you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe
a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have
changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.”
Application
It
has been said that the quote originally came from one of Billy
Graham's heroes, Rev. D.L. Moody. So I will borrow it for myself:
“Someday
you will read or hear that Eddy Williams is dead. Don’t you believe
a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have
changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.”
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I woke up this morning to face yet another week. You have
smiled once again on me with Your favor. I know that my body was not
made to last forever. One day it will be folded up like a tent. This
tent that I am living in will be taken down. So help me live each day
with purpose and meaning. Help me to live today in a way that makes
You smile.
I
pray for any person that may read this blog today. Help them to
realize the brevity of life. Help them to change whatever needs to
change in his or her life to bring You more glory. Help me to do the
same.
Daily
Bible Reading: Revelation 15,16,17,18; I added: Psalm 30, Psalm 90,
Proverbs 30
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