“Teach
us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts” (Psalm 90:12).
As the curtain draws over the year 2018, in
retrospect, would you say you had lived it well? If the Lord should appear now,
oh child of God, would you hear “well
done my faithful servant”? Or the very thought of His coming sends chills
down your spine? It doesn’t matter how we feel or what we feel, He is COMING
BACK and we must be dressed ready for Him! Sadly, these are very strange times
that make it very difficult to be prepared for His return. Those that ought to
prepare the Bride for the coming of the Groom are either becoming blind, deaf
or arrogant. That is why at this time each man must know God for himself: By
daily growing in God’s Word in order to be able to discern between good and
evil. Beloved, these are strange times and we need the Lord Jesus Christ to
teach us to understand the frailty of our lives, so we can live eternally
fruitful lives.
As strange as these days are, stranger still are the attitudes
of those that have tasted the mighty power of God’s Word and had walked in His
ways. Some Ministers, like the little horn in Daniel’s vision, make arrogant
boasts and prophesy things they know nothing about. The fact that they had
spoken in the past and it had come to pass, they arrogantly think they have a
monopoly over God, to ‘use’ Him as a talisman against anyone they choose to.
They forgot that they are but instruments in the hands of the Creator of the
universe and He is the owner of their souls: “Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw
magnify itself above the one who saws with it? As if a staff could wave those
who lift it! As if a rod could lift what isn’t wood” (Isaiah 10:15)! The
Psalmist, by the Spirit of God, in the above Psalm, saw the frailty of man and
the everlasting power of God to change the narrative of a man’s life. The truth
is that man, at his utmost best is but a vapor, that is here today and gone
tomorrow: “They are like grass that grows
in the morning – in the morning it sprouts and grows, by evening it withers and
dries up” (Psalm 90:5b-6). This simply means, the life of a man is
fleeting. If we believe this, then we must be mindful how we live the time that
has been allotted to us.
A young man once asked why seemingly godly people die
horrible deaths. As much as we would love to rationalize and describe to him
how good and loving God is and His reasons for allowing such; it tends to
distract from the main purpose of the question. The truth is no man had control
over his birth, where, when and how he was born; thus, such cannot have control
over how, when and where he would leave it. Except such takes his own life;
which is a sin. Our responsibility and what should truly concern us as man
(male and female), is how to live a life that makes judicious use of the time
allotted to us and not waste it on frivolities and actions that would not
benefit us beyond this realm. This means, we need to ask the Lord for wisdom to
understand this truth and to live a life that is worthy of Him, a life that
will bring pleasure to Him, in this life and the one to come!
Beloved, life is
indeed short, therefore, make each day count! Repair your heart, repair your
ways and fulfill the purpose for which you were created: “Pay careful attention then, to how you walk – not as unwise people but
as wise – making the most of the time, because the days are evil. So don’t be
foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is” (Ephesians 5:15-17). God
bless you as you take stock of your walk with Him in the past year and prepare
to do better, if He tarries!
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