August 24, 2023: My Days Are Numbered

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12, ESV)

No one knows how many days we have in this life. I have seen people live strong beyond a hundred years and children die way before their time. The truth is no one can know when their time is up. Many people live as if they have their whole life before them. They never consider death, nor do they consider eternity. Others are always thinking about eternity and never doing anything about it.
    
David was a man who realized that his life was but a vapor in the presence of eternity. A vapor is here for a moment and then disappears. David saw his life in that manner. Because he realized the shortness of this life and the shortness of his days, he prayed a most beautiful prayer: “So teach us to number our days so that we may get a heart of wisdom.” 
    
What does that mean to number our days? It means understanding the brevity of our days and seeking to make our lives count for God and others. If we realize our days here are short, a wise person asks, both God and themselves, how they can live their lives to impact the greatest number of people with the greatest good. These wise ones also seek to fulfill the dream God has, for them, in His heart. You have a heart of wisdom if you are looking for answers to these questions. Lord, help me to number my days.