Growing Old

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Scripture

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

 ~Psalm 90:12, LSB

Quote

“Those who would learn true wisdom must think often of the brevity of life.”

~Matthew Henry

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I did not intend to blog on the same subject two days in a row: it just worked out that way. A brief outline of Psalm 90 is— [1] God is Eternal [2] Life is Short [3] Death is certain, therefore [4] Live wisely and [5] Trust entirely on God’s mercy and grace. For a moment let us focus on verse 12, “Numbering out days so we can present to God a heart of wisdom“. Paul said something simular to Moses Psalm in Ephsians 5, “Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” {NASB} I love the NLT version, it makes it easier to understand, “So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.” The Greek word translated “redeeming” (exagorazō) literally means “to buy out,” “to purchase,” or “to buy up.” It was used in the marketplace for seizing an opportunity before it disappeared. In other words, you are at the market looking at the tomatoes and you look and look but don’t buy. Meanwhile other shopper have purchased all the tomatoes and by the time you make up your mind—there are no tomatoes left.

A hypothetical illustration may be even better. Let’s say that God gave you $2,400 at Midnight, that is $100 dollars and hour you have to spend or invest. But at the end of the day, He takes back all that you did not use. This is money you will never see again. You had an opt to spend it, invest it or give it away and instead you kept it. Horrible stewardship! In keeping the money yourself; you lost it. The same is true with time, we have 24 hours and what we don’t use, we lose. Redeeming the time is not leaving any time unused or uninvested at the end of the day.

When your 21 you think you have all the time in the world. At age 40, you begin to entertain doubts. At 50 your realize that over half of your time has been spent or wasted. At 60 your begin looking for ways to redeem time and wish you had done it at age 21. At 70 you know you are running out of time and you try to make the most of every moment. At 80 {or 77} you wake up in the morning saying, “I’m still here.” I will have to get my friend Jim to tell you about 90. Time is a gift, spend it wisely.

  • Mid-week Bible Study tonight at 6:00. James 4 and humility!
  • Don’t forget to pray for someone today other than yourself.
  • Hembree corporation board meeting today!
  • James Spann says a little cooler weather and lower humidity for the next few days!
  • I hope you have a great day and thanks for reading the blog!

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