I received some prodding from my dear friend Alyssa this weekend, and so it is time to take to writing again. Things in my personal life are not settled but are calmer so I will try to write consistently.
Today in Sunday School we listened to Andy Stanley. The series of messages that we are working through is called Time.
The lesson we listened to introduces us to the reality that our time is short. In light of this fact we find ourselves asking, "What's the point?" In order to really understand the answer to that question we looked at Psalm 90. This Psalm was written by Moses, who had his own unique perspective on time. After being raised in a palace in Egypt, Moses spent 40 years of his life (the BEST years of his life?) as a shepherd. After these years of nothingness, God called him to be the man He would use to deliver His people from slavery.
First, Moses tells us, "From everlasting to everlasting, you are God." This gives us the bookends for our lives. With God in the middle we find the true purpose of our lives, God and His glory.
Moses spends a lot of time telling us about just how short life really is, and then we come to verse 11. It is a difficult verse but the essence of it says this: If we could really see God as He is, we would give Him the reverence He is due. These words come from a man that had seen more of God's glory than any other human had. So he really knew what he was talking about.
And then we finish up with verse 12. "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." Brides know how to number their days. Students with assignments due know how to number their days. People who have terminal diseases learn to number their days. And if we want to be wise, we must learn to number our days aright. We'll see where this leads next week.
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