LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am. Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.
Do you realize how short our time is on this earth? One person, when asked what his greatest fear was, responded "I'm not afraid of hell, but of wasting my life." If we are lucky, we spend 80 years on this planet. In that time, we experience less than 1% of the world's history! We can accomplish things in this limited time, but many of those things will simply pass away into dust and air. Even the work we do today is quickly replaced with more work and more things to do. With this in mind, we can become like Solomon and think that "all is vanity." However, not all is vanity. Some things we do in this life have eternal meaning. These are the things that make those 80 (more or less) years worth it. So, the question before us is then, in light of the transience of our life, what, if anything, are we doing that really matters? If the answer is nothing, then start, today, to seek the Lord to see how you can make your life matter eternally.
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