Today, number your days, and see the wisdom that you have been blessed with. So today, I challenge you change to your numbering system. When my focus turns to numbering my days, I begin to see my blessings. But all that I was ever asked to number was my days. I number and number the fears and concerns that I have, and I find myself consumed with them. When I start looking at my wardrobe and wondering what will fit my ever-expanding waistline, I am reminded that He clothed the lilies of the valley and the grass of the field, and He can provide for my clothing as well. Then a still, small voice behind me reminds me that He provides my needs. The psalmist realized that numbering of days is important yet only God can give someone the ability to do so. When I start looking at my bank account, I fret that I will not be able to meet my needs. Teach us to Number our Days (The Meaning Behind it) The Prayer. Jesus told us in Luke 9:62, And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. This means that we should set our priorities based on what is truly important. I was not called to write so that others would follow I was called to write so that I could reflect my Father’s grace in my life. I believe one way to number your days is to realize if you don't plan your schedule, somebody else will. It is not possible for me to be leading forward and looking behind. When I start looking at the number of people “following me”, I realize that I am looking in the wrong direction. I cannot control any of them, but they can so easily control me. Over these past four months, I have learned that these are not the numbers that I need to be putting my focus on. I am reminded recently of all the things that I have been tempted to number: my followers, my bank account, my children, my weight, my friends. How has this time suddenly passed so quickly? Where did the days go? When I saw the date on the calendar today, my mind immediately jumped to Psalm 90:12 (KJV), So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. No matter how I look at those numbers, I have no other choice but to shake my head. Ten million, six hundred and twenty-seven thousand, two hundred (10,627,200) seconds. One hundred and seventy-seven thousand, one hundred and twenty (177,120) minutes. Two thousand, nine hundred and fifty-two (2,952) hours. * It is wilted and withered: the transitory nature of the grass under the scorching sun was proverbial, cf. * You wash them away: the Hebrew of Ps 90:4– 5 is unclear. Human beings were created from earth in Gn 2:7 3:19. * Dust: one word of God is enough to return mortals to the dust from which they were created. The Psalm concludes with a plea for God’s intervention ( Ps 90:13– 17). After confidently invoking God ( Ps 90:1), the Psalm turns to a complaint contrasting God’s eternity with the brevity of human life ( Ps 90:2– 6) and sees in human suffering the punishment for sin ( Ps 90:7– 12). * A communal lament that describes only in general terms the cause of the community’s distress. iġ7May the favor of the Lord our God be ours. fġ1Who comprehends the strength of your anger?ġ5Make us glad as many days as you humbled us,įor as many years as we have seen trouble. It is a key part of a meditation on God and on living as the people of God. But in the context of the whole psalm, it means much more than that, as we will see. 90: 12) This verse is often treated as if it were a proverb that means, Life is short, so live wisely. Our hidden sins in the light of your face. Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. In the evening it is wilted and withered. Saying, “Return, you children of Adam!” bĪnd in the morning they sprout again like an herb.ĦIn the morning it blooms only to pass away PSALM 90 * God’s Eternity and Human Frailty
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