Number Your Days!
"So teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
Psalm 90: 12
We arrive at this day every 365.25 days—the number of
days it takes the earth to revolve around the sun. We call
that period a year, and we call January 1 New Year’s Day.
January 1 is a marker, telling us that time is moving on.
Perhaps the most sobering reminder it brings is that
our days are decreasing in number.
When things become scarce, we tend to treat them more valuably.
The fewer dollars we have, the more careful our spending. The same
applies to time. If we approach the end of our life with limited years
left, we should be careful about how we live.
For the Christian, that means asking a primary question: How am
I doing with God? The Christian life is based on the idea of growth.
Just as a healthy plant grows taller and more fruitful over time, so
should our spiritual life. January 1 is a great opportunity to assess
how we are growing in God.
Give thought and prayer today to where
you are and where you can be spiritually
at the end of this new year.
"The year is made up of minutes:
Let these be watched as having
been dedicated to God."
G. Campbell Morgan
