Daily Devotional

-January 2, 2021-

Good morning, happy Saturday,

-Teach Us To Number Our Days And Live Each One For The Lord-

“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

(Psalm 90:12).

This psalm was written by Moses hundreds of years before the other psalms. The vast wisdom found it have blessed God’s people so much over the years. Today’s verse shows us how important our lives are in the light of eternity. One day we will leave this earthly scene and be with the Lord in heaven.

We are now into 2021. None of us can go back and live a single day over again. We just just get one chance, let us not blow it. Not only that, but we do not know how long we we will on live on this earth. Today, this moment, we have to live for the Lord. How will you live it today?

Moses lived a long life of 120 years, but recognized that most people do not live that long. Psalm 90:10 says, “The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years.” Only God knows how long each of us will live. God looks more at the quality not the the quantity of our lives. Moses also wrote, “And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands” (Psalm 90:17). What a great prayer for us to pray. In other words, may our days impact the lives of people around us for the Lord, that we would point people to Jesus.

There is no time to waste. Today could be our last day on earth. It is all in God’s hands. We may die today or the Lord may come to take us to heaven. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” Love is the greatest motive in living for the Lord. As Moses wrote, “that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” The longer we live, the more wisdom we gain. We should never stop learning.

To see how many days you have lived so far, just multiply 365 x your age, add the number of days since your last birthday, then add one extra day for each leap year occurring every four years. Then add 2 days for the new year. It will still be approximate. Don’t let the number scare you it will be high. Mine is 63 years old on June 27th = 22,995 + 3 days in June + July – December 184 + 2 in this month + 16 for leap years = 23,200 days. I do sound old!

May the Lord help us use our days, our weeks, our months, and our years for His glory in serving Him. We are all allotted the same number of hours in a day, the key is how we use them. We had better get busy.

Have a blessed day living for the Lord and serving Him today. The clock is ticking. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean