The Expanse of Life
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
(The Psalms 139 17-18 NASB)
How vast is the sum of them!
If I should count them,
they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with you.”
If the Lord allows me to live to the age 103 (my goal, for sure), then I will have the opportunity to see, to enjoy—
- 45 more Springs
- 45 more Summers
- 45 more Autumns &
- 45 more Winters.
Forty-five seems long; however, in looking backward toward the journey of my life thus far, seeing the ALMOST fifty-eight years that have already passed, life is but a breath.
The other morning, as I was walking for exercise and for healing from my May 9th back surgery, my neighbor Kelly and I were walking together and talking. She mentioned the coolness of the morning and that she thought we would have an early Autumn.
An early Autumn. This made me begin to ponder these questions—
- Do we wish for the seasons of our lives to pass by quickly, to suit our desires, to bring us the changes to the weather—OR—
- Do we wish for the seasons of our lives to move at the speed God desires, to bring Him honor as we live our lives for His glory?
I may not live until the age of 103.
The Lord in His majesty may bring me home to heaven soon, maybe even today. Thus, my opportunity to enjoy the Lord’s seasons, to honor Him, to bring glory to His name may actually be less than 45.
Possibly, the Father will allow me to see 40 more and reach the age of 98.
OR
Maybe God will provide 27 more seasons of life for me, and I will live until the age of 85.
AND
The Lord may give me just 4 more Springs, Summers, Autumns, and Winters, and I may pass away before my girls reach thirty.
- Maybe the Lord will bring me home when I am 62.
- Maybe the Lord will bring me home today.
Hum!
Whenever we think of life & death, we also find ourselves saddened that we would leave this earth, but the beautiful thought to hold tightly to is that OUR SOUL IS ETERNAL, unlike our bodies.
OUR SOULS WILL LIVE FOREVER!
The Lord God knows how many seasons we have remaining to honor & glorify Him!
We know this Truth because the Bible says so!
“Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
(The Psalms 139: 16 NASB)
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.”
- Are we thankful for our past seasons of life?
- Do we appreciate the time the Lord gives us today?
- Are we seeking God-sized plans for our hands and feet to do this day?
If God in all His majesty has ordained for us to enjoy 45 more seasons of life—
- Will we commit to walk joyously within the plan He has laid out for our seasons?
- Are we living counter-culturally despite what the world thinks?
- Do we walk in ways that bring honor to our King?
- Are we obeying God, not because it’s the right thing to do BUT BECAUSE IT GLORIFIES GOD? !!!
“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
(The Book of Isaiah 48: 17 NASB)
“I am the LORD your God,
who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you in the way you should go.”