Psalm 90

So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
(Psalms 90:12)

Most of you guys and girls that read this blog are pretty young. When you read a verse like the one above, it is easy to disregard it and think, “That doesn’t apply to me, I have my whole life ahead of me”. Well guess what… it does apply to you. Time flies, and not just when you’re having fun. Life is a blur. I can’t believe that it has been 4 ½ years since Melissa and I got married. I also can’t believe that it has been just over 7 years since I graduated from Bible College. I need so badly to see the importance of numbering my days. We don’t know how long we have. We need to live TODAY for the Lord, not just think about what we will do for Him tomorrow.

Wisdom is something that each one of us NEEDS. Here in this verse we are told that the heart of wisdom can only be gained when we are aware of how quickly life can pass us by. If we don’t give the brevity of life on earth a second thought, our existence will be by definition FOOLISH.

The New Testament puts it this way:

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
(Ephesians 5:15-16)

The word “circumspectly” basically means that we make EVERY STEP COUNT. Friends, don’t wait another day… the days are truly evil, and the time we have here is short. Ask the Lord to help you “number your days” and gain His perspective on life. Ask Him to help you make every step count, to help you to buy up the opportunities that are all around you.

Remember the exhortation of Solomon…

Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor Him in your youth before you grow old and say, "Life is not pleasant anymore." Remember Him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. Remember Him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember Him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly. Remember Him before the door to life's opportunities is closed and the sound of work fades. Now you rise at the first chirping of the birds, but then all their sounds will grow faint. Remember Him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember Him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral. Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don't wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
(Ecclesiastes 12:1-7)

Remember Jesus today… and serve Him now, while you still have time!