Seize the Moment – Day 1137
Praying with the Perspective of Eternity!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, April 28.
I watched the preacher stretch a long rope from end to end of the sanctuary. The white rope was very long, and there was a single red spot on it. The rope represented eternity, and the little red dot was the length of a life lived on Earth. His illustration was unforgettable, and I have pondered the shortness of my life in perspective to the immensity of eternity ever since. What is the purpose of the life we have been granted?
David asked for perspective in the midst of his suffering in Psalm 39:4-5, “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.”
When we pray this psalm, we are invited to ponder the shortness of our own lives. This is not a morbid exercise designed to depress you, but a joyful one purposed to give you hope. As David expressed in verses 6-7, “Surely every man walks about as a phantom; surely they make an uproar for nothing; he amasses riches and does not know who will gather them. And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.” It is important to live with the perspective of eternity in mind, like looking out over the immensity of the Grand Canyon and having your breath taken away by its sheer majesty. The suffering experienced in this life, and just as easily as the pleasures, can cause a person to lose focus on what it is God has given us life for in the first place – to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever!
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 39, meditating upon the perspective of eternity (Hebrews 11:13-16).
God bless you!
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