"So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:11; NKJV)
Our days of life on Earth are numbered, but for the most part people live like their final day will never come. We esteem material success, social status and prosperity highly. As an employee, we strive to climb the corporate ladder to join the ranks of the elite and wield power to make decisions. For those who are entrepreneurs or business owners, we are busy with plans to expand our empires even in our old age (and maybe too superstitious to contemplate reckoning with our inevitable demise to come).
We can see the parallel in Luke 12:16-21 (NASB):-
“And He (Jesus) told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. And he began thinking to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. And I will say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’ Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.””
The antidote is to have the fear of God. In Luke 12:4-5 (NASB), Jesus said, “Now I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed someone, has the power to throw that person into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!”
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." (Proverbs 9:10; NKJV)
When we understand the fear of God and come to terms with our limited life span on Earth, we would be on the right track to grow in wisdom. “Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:11-12; NKJV)
From the moment we were born, we are destined to die because of our fallen nature which stems from the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. But, God has set in motion His Plan of Salvation for all people through Jesus who died on the cross at Calvary on Good Friday for our sins. The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through the shed blood of Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God, to atone for the sin of humankind once and for all.
In John 3:16-17 (NKJV), Jesus proclaimed to us, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
As we commemorate Jesus’ death on Good Friday and His resurrection on Easter Sunday, let us be still and know that He is God. This is the one test in all of our life on Earth that we must not falter or fail in.
Avoid counterfeits and the futility of even the best of human efforts. Exercise the measure of faith given to you and place your trust in Jesus who came from heaven, died on Earth, rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, and will come again in the fullness of time to judge both the living and the dead.
In Ecclesiastes 12:1 (NKJV) we read, “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:” As we get older, we are more settled in our ways and might feel jaded or desponded, making it harder for us to start on a quest to know God.
Truth be told, we just have to quieten ourselves and get alone to invite God into our heart, and He will work things out for our good. He is the Good Shepherd who is looking for lost sheep who call upon His name: “Jesus”.
"But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:8-10; NKJV)
Let this Easter ushers in a new beginning for you with the fear of the LORD God Almighty who has created everything, including us.
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