Thought from today’s Bible reading from Numbers 14-15; Psalm 90.
“As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, or if due to strength, eighty years, yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; for soon it is gone and we fly away” (Psalm 90:10).
In this psalm attributed to Moses, we are reminded of the brevity of life. We will not live forever here on the earth. Although seventy or eighty years may seem like a long time from a certain perspective, it is really a short period of time.
James writes, “Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away” (James 4:14). The Hebrew writer notes, “It is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).
Life is short and death is certain. This is true for all of us. Understanding our limited time here on the earth, Moses makes a request of the Lord:
“So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).
Understand that life is fleeting. Learn to recognize what is truly important and what is not. Know that we will all have to give account before the Lord for the things we do. If we do these things, we show wisdom and have the type of heart the Lord desires for His people to have.
Tomorrow’s reading: Numbers 16-17
[I’m using the Chronological reading plan on the Bible Gateway website if you’d like to follow along, too.]
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