Tuesday July 29th, 2014
Psalm 90:12 “So teach us to number our days, that we
may gain a heart of wisdom.”
My
life is just a snapshot in the files of the Lord. James 4:14-15 says, “Whereas
you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought
to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.’” I do not know
what will happen even in the next second. The fact of the matter is I need to
live for Him 24/7. There is no break when it comes to living for the Lord, but
it’s a joyous time. Even when I have “down time” and go watch T.V. (or as I did
back at home), that is the Lord’s time.
I don’t even know if
the people around me are angels. Hebrews 13:2 says, “Do not forget to entertain
strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.” The
thought that continually comes to my mind upon reading this is to be constantly
serving the Lord. I never know who God puts before me and I know I am placed at
certain places for a reason, I would hate to miss an opportunity to minister to
someone. For example, in Acts chapter 8, when an Angel of the Lord told Phillip
to go along a road, he went, not only went, but ran. I just need to take each
opportunity in my days on earth to serve Him and bring others to Him.
The
second part of this verse talks about gaining a heart of wisdom. In order to do
that I need to be serving the Lord all the time. I believe in spending all my
time with God I will gain His wisdom. In the previous Inductive Bible Study,
James 3:13-17, I discovered that I need to seek out His wisdom and His ways. If
I am consistently searching for what God has I can ultimately gain a heart of
wisdom. I will learn new things daily and gain knowledge in Him.
Application: To remind myself that my days are
numbered and that I need to do be constantly seeking Him, I will write on my
hand “look up” with the pound sign by it.
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