"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God....So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (Psalm 90:2 & 12)
The prophetic announcement to the shepherds that first Christmas Night was in a time/space setting. It was also, however, within the, "....even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God."
You and I were born into the Eternal when we surrendered our lives to Jesus Christ and were born of His Spirit. In Eternity there is no more, "from...to," just the eternal now. The Holy Spirit then admonishes you and me to, "number our days". And notice that the psalmist realizes that only the Living Triune God can, "teach us to number our days"; no one can teach us this but our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. It is a sobering prayer, one which I am praying.
We are a literal blip in history and eternity. In verse 4 we read, "For a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night." I have tried at times, but cannot comprehend this. I do, on the other hand, accept this.
I believe Jesus spoke to my heart in a meeting this morning. It was the parable of the three stewards of Matthew 25. Whether 5, 2 or 1, in this time/space journey, get on with what has been entrusted to us. Faithfulness in Jesus will bring, "Well done, good and faithful servant....Enter into the joy of your Lord."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I live for Your approval. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
