“My Hope Is In You”
I
said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep a
muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.” I was silent and
still; I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse, my heart became hot
within me. While I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:
“LORD,
let me know my end, and what is the measure of my days; let me know how
fleeting my life is. You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime
is as nothing in your sight. Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah
Surely everyone goes about like a shadow. Surely for
nothing they are in turmoil; they heap up, and do not know who will gather.”
“And
now, O LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Deliver me from all my
transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool. I am silent; I do not
open my mouth, for it is you who have done it. Remove your stroke from me; I am
worn down by the blows of your hand.”
“You
chastise mortals in punishment for sin, consuming like a moth what is dear to
them; surely everyone is a mere breath.” Selah
“Hear
my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears.
Turn your gaze away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no
more.”
What
is time to you? What is time to God? Time moves. We are born. We live. We die.
God lives on, and we can too, but on a different plane. Our hope is in God for
everlasting life, one that is not measured by time, but by eternity.
What
do you need to get done today? There may not be a tomorrow, for you or me.
Maybe we need to begin an essential task, address a lingering issue, or work to
restore a valuable relationship before we fall asleep and need to be awakened
again.
Life is short, but our God is strong.
Don’t spend time; invest it.
Our Daily Bread –