Psalm 90
Today's Passage: Psalm 90
Exert from “In the Lord I Take Refuge” by Dane Ortlund
“The transience of human life is the theme of this psalm, set against the eternal existence of God. We might live seventy or eighty years (v. 10) as our life comes and then slips away with frightful speed. For God, however, who existed before the first mountain was formed (v. 2), a thousand years are like a single day (v. 4).
This psalm is a sober reminder of the folly of planting all of our hopes in this passing world. To the young, life on this earth seems as if it will stretch on forever. The middle-aged find their own mortality suddenly staring them in the face as it sinks in that they are now more than halfway through their time on this earth.
The elderly ponder, and frequently comment on, the perplexing speed with which their lives have come and gone. God, on the other hand, is self-existent and endlessly alive and active. He had no beginning and will have no end. His eternality defies time itself.
How, though, does this help us? First, it settles us into the prayer that we would use well the little time we have: "Teach us to number our days" (v. 12). Time is a precious commodity, not to be squandered. Second, more deeply, this psalm instructs us to ask the Lord to grant us by his grace a significance that transcends and outstrips our brief lives. This is the note on which the psalm ends: "Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" (v. 17). For those who trust in God, he delights to dignify our brief lives with everlasting impact.
Love those whom you see today. Dignify them. Rejoice in them. You are planting seeds that will grow and blossom into eternity.”
Who in your life are you pouring into? Here at Center Point, we strive to make discipleship an identifying marker for this very reason — to leave an eternal impact with our brief time. A life lived for God is made of days lived for God. So today, who do you need to invest in? Who are you discipling? Maybe today is the day to fill out our discipleship form and start making an impact for Christ! cpclex.org/discipleship
Written By: Joe Weaver
Exert from “In the Lord I Take Refuge” by Dane Ortlund
“The transience of human life is the theme of this psalm, set against the eternal existence of God. We might live seventy or eighty years (v. 10) as our life comes and then slips away with frightful speed. For God, however, who existed before the first mountain was formed (v. 2), a thousand years are like a single day (v. 4).
This psalm is a sober reminder of the folly of planting all of our hopes in this passing world. To the young, life on this earth seems as if it will stretch on forever. The middle-aged find their own mortality suddenly staring them in the face as it sinks in that they are now more than halfway through their time on this earth.
The elderly ponder, and frequently comment on, the perplexing speed with which their lives have come and gone. God, on the other hand, is self-existent and endlessly alive and active. He had no beginning and will have no end. His eternality defies time itself.
How, though, does this help us? First, it settles us into the prayer that we would use well the little time we have: "Teach us to number our days" (v. 12). Time is a precious commodity, not to be squandered. Second, more deeply, this psalm instructs us to ask the Lord to grant us by his grace a significance that transcends and outstrips our brief lives. This is the note on which the psalm ends: "Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" (v. 17). For those who trust in God, he delights to dignify our brief lives with everlasting impact.
Love those whom you see today. Dignify them. Rejoice in them. You are planting seeds that will grow and blossom into eternity.”
Who in your life are you pouring into? Here at Center Point, we strive to make discipleship an identifying marker for this very reason — to leave an eternal impact with our brief time. A life lived for God is made of days lived for God. So today, who do you need to invest in? Who are you discipling? Maybe today is the day to fill out our discipleship form and start making an impact for Christ! cpclex.org/discipleship
Written By: Joe Weaver
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