Verse of the Day 12/7

Verse of the Day 12/7

Psalm 90:12   So teach us to number our days

    that we may get a heart of wisdom.    English Standard Version (ESV)

A health scare, a near miss of an accident or perhaps surviving a serious accident are all things that can cause us to stop and take notice.  Perhaps you've had moments in your life where you've seen your life flash before you.  It is likely that you came away from those events with a new or different perspective, realizing that you can't take this life for granted and to focus on the things that are really important.

The world is moving at a fast pace and it is easy to let the world pass you by or keep you in a blur.  The passage below from Psalm 90 begins with talking about the span of our years and how quickly they pass and we will "fly away".  We are going somewhere and it is important to realize that.  The HCSB version below, says that we are to number our days "carefully.  It involves planning, making sure to take care of the big things first; otherwise the trivial will consume the day.

A.W. Tozer writes, "In the year just gone the world has been writing history, not with ink only but with blood and tears; not in the quiet of the study but in violence, terror and death in city streets and along the borders of nations; and other and milder but more significant history has been written by incredible feats of power in sending man-made objects out to circle the moon and the sun....".  Those words were written in the middle of last century when space travel was just beginning.  The pace, the strife, the violence are still around and will always be there.  As we head towards the end of the year and look forward to the new one, Lord willing, let us do our best to avoid being caught up in it all, but to take the time necessary to number our days "carefully".  Spending time with God and in His Word and in prayer should lead us to reserve time with our families and for the things that are most important, things that will prepare us for the day when we do "fly away".

Some bright morning when this life is over
I'll fly away
To that home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away

When the shadows of this life have gone
I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls I'll fly
I'll fly away

Oh, how glad and happy when we meet
I'll fly away
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I'll fly away

Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joys will never end

I'll fly away.

I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away in the morning
When I die, Hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away

Read the passage below.  May this be our prayer today.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands—
establish the work of our hands!  Psalm 90:17 HCSB

--   In Christ,  Mike    Folllow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com  Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,  in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV    

Psalm 90:10-17 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

¹⁰ Our lives last^[a] seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are^[b] struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
¹¹ Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.
¹² Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.^[c]

¹³ Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.
¹⁴ Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.
¹⁵ Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.
¹⁶ Let Your work be seen by Your servants,
and Your splendor by their children.
¹⁷ Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands—
establish the work of our hands!