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Thousand Years In Your Sight Are Like A Day
A thousand years in your sight are
like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
Psalm 90:4
Teach us to number our days, that
we may gain a heart of wisdom. Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Teach us to
number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Relent,
Lord! How long
will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us
in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be
glad all our days. Make us glad
for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have
seen trouble.
Have
compassion on your servants. Satisfy us
in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be
glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have
afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
Psalm 90:12-15
A lot has changed
since the electric clock was invented in the 1840s. We now keep time on smart
watches, smart phones, and laptops. The entire pace of life seems faster—with
even our “leisurely” walking speeding up. This is especially true in cities and
can have a negative effect on health, scholars say. “We’re just moving faster
and faster and getting back to people as quickly as we can,” Professor Richard
Wiseman observed. “That’s driving us to think everything has to happen now.”
Moses, the writer of
one of the oldest of the Bible’s psalms, reflected on time. He reminds us that
God controls life’s pace. “A thousand years in your sight are like a day
that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night,” he wrote (Psalm 90:4).
The secret to time
management, therefore, isn’t to go faster or slower. It’s to abide in God,
spending more time with Him. Then we get in step with each other, but first
with Him—the One who formed us (139:13) and knows our purpose and plans (v.
16).
Our time on earth
won’t last forever. Yet we can manage it wisely, not by watching the clock, but
by giving each day to God. As Moses said, “Teach us to number our days, that we
may gain a heart of wisdom” (90:12). Then, with God we’ll always be on time,
now and forever.
What’s your pace in life? How could you spend more time with
God, getting in step with Him?
Gracious
God, when we fall out of step with You, draw us closer to abide in You.
Our Daily Bread – January 14, 2020