FACING THE FUTURE
“LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; That I may know how frail I am.” Psalm 39:4
Far to many go racing through life in pursuit of their own selfish desires, as if nothing could stop them, and as though they will live forever. How foolish! The comments below on this verse, by an unknown writer, should make us stop and think – which is a good way to start any day. – HDS
Is not the measure of my days a mere hand’s breadth? How short is the longest span of life! How many do not reach half that length!
And then, too, how frail is the human frame! Even the most healthy and robust, carry in them the seeds of decay! Their breath is in their nostrils—their heart at any moment may cease to beat.
How fearfully and wonderfully are we made! How mysterious is the circulation of the vital blood; how delicately arranged are the air-cells of the lungs; how finely strung are the nerves of sensation. On how many strings is the harmony of the human frame dependent!
“Strange that a harp of thousand strings,
Should keep in tune so long!”
Lord, help me not only to realize how frail is my earthly tenement—but to remember with joy how glorious and enduring will be my heavenly abode. “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”2 Corinthians 5:1
Should keep in tune so long!”
“So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Psalm 90:12
Prayer Prompter: Morning prayers lead to evening praise.
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble,TX
