“YOU HAVE MADE MY DAYS!”

Psalms 39:4-5                              (ESV)

“4 "O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! 

5 Behold, “YOU HAVE MADE MY DAYS” a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before YOU. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!”

It seems the more I mature, the less I am concerned about what others think about me.   When I was younger I would see what “this world” would glamorize and I would think that was what I wanted.  Maturing physically and recognizing my body built for strength and endurance isn’t as strong as it formerly was is very humbling, yet a reality!  Nearing 60 years of aging has brought me to the position where I have to admit that I am not as mobile and flexible as I was at 23 years 6 months old, when I was married.  

I am currently 57 years 9 months old.   Having survived a “Massive Brain Hemorrhage” in 2007 and quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2017 has certainly caused my perspective to be adjusted.  Could being “more (or less) wealthy” have aided in my quest for better health?  There was a friend who died at 57 years 10 months old and at the time of his death was worth a little more than $1 BILLION!  Another friend died a little earlier at age 9 whose family never experienced great wealth.  Both are gone now, and their wealth (or lack there of) and I are still here.  

The Psalm from where today’s text is taken was written by King David, a man after GOD’s own heart.  One might think that being a man after GOD’s own heart would indicate a long life span?  But King David was believed to be only 70 years old when he physically died.  David realized that “YOU HAVE MADE MY DAYS” only “a few handbreaths”, meaning a very short time!  If a man after GOD’s own heart can only stay on earth 70 years, what makes us think we should last any longer?  But most of us live as though we are going to live to, and through, the rapture!  

Since “YOU HAVE MADE MY DAYS” and those days are numbered, why do I fret about doing everything I possibly can about remaining in “this world”?  GOD has a purpose for me being here and when we have completed our purpose, we will made our “Exodus”!!  There should be nothing more important than living for YOU, O LORD, for only “YOU HAVE MADE MY DAYS” and I am at YOUR disposal!!!