The Number of Our Days

As the year of 2010 comes to a close, I thought it would be wise to meditate on the days of our life. A year may certainly seem like an age and a half, but as the days fly by with great haste, before we know it, our life will have passed us by. At the end of our days, whether that comes tomorrow or many decades from now, what will our lives show? What will we have to show for our time here on earth?

“The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. […] So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” – Moses

“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” – James

“All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” – Peter, Isaiah

“For all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.” – John

Let us remember how few days we have upon this earth to serve our King. Let us rein in this New Year, not with flesh, but with the Spirit. Let us not make silly resolutions that dissolve within a week; rather, let us draw nearer unto Jesus, keeping our eyes set upon Him who is the Author and Finisher of our faith, and who alone can keep us strong.

May your New Year be filled with a nearer intimacy with Jesus.

This is Steve Gallagher's intro to Ellerslie, but I think it is poignant for this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThOtRtiz-s