![]() These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight.” Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you and cast you out for my name's sake have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy’ but it is they who shall be put to shame. “He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers pig's blood he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word. Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. Please forgive us our sins we turn to You and seek Your will today.ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful “LORD, we want to live in the present, seizing this day to serve You. etc.,” that we finally stop making excuses and began to move forward with the Lord. It is when we no longer allow ourselves the luxury of saying, “One of these days I’ll do something about my temper. The real challenge of life is facing the present. And it is also very easy to dream away the future. But God wants us to simply confess, repent, and then continue to press on, finishing our race well. You have made my days as a vapor (Psalm 39:4 NRSV). They feel they’ve blown it and are now disqualified for anything. Show me, O Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days let me know how fleeting is my life. Moses who wrote this Psalm was the kind of. Sadly, all too often people quit trying because of a public or even private failure. LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. Our lives will come to an end, and we should make the most of each day we’re given. The purpose of knowing the measure of our days is that we might live righteously toward God. Missteps, sins, and failures are a normal part of life. Moses says this in Psalm 90:12 when he asks God to teach him to measure his days so that he may gain a heart of wisdom. The Latin phrase Carpe Diem simply means to seize opportunities while you still have the time to do so. We have opportunities before us now that will have effects on into eternity, so we need to make the most of every situation, making the best possible use of our limited time. As Paul the Apostle said, “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Eph. 0 Ratings 13 Want to read 0 Currently reading 2 Have read Donate this book to the Internet Archive library. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is that I may know how frail I am. Why should we think of this what are we to do with this knowledge? It should impress upon us the importance of seizing each day that is given to us. An edition of The measure of my days (1968) The measure of my days 1st ed. Compared to the age of God-which is infinite, beyond measure-no human lives long. LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am. David wisely compared the length of his life with the smallest popular measuring unit of ancient times, a handbreadth, which was about 3 inches. Or as someone said, “Everyone knows they will die, but no one wants to believe it.” This is a continuing theme in the Old Testament, especially in Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the Book of Job, as well as the New Testament Book of James. ![]() ![]() No one likes to think about it but we all need to be aware of our own mortality. Selah” November 12th, 2020 by Pastor Ed in devotional Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, / And my age is as nothing before You / Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. ![]() Psalm 39:4–5: “LORD, make me to know my end, / And what is the measure of my days, / That I may know how frail I am. ![]()
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