#mydays
- NIV
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. - NLT
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. - AMP
So teach us to number our days,
That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 103:14-16
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
life is fleeting…
Interesting.
As I have been applying the increase in Bible Study, I have started upon Galatians – and here is Psalm 103
Psalm 103:17 & 18
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
How is the Lord merciful?
Psalm 103:10-14
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
BECAUSE!
Psalm 103
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Galatians 3 has been so intense for me.
Paul discussing how the Galatians were leaving the gospel of grace and moving towards the false teaching of works.
We cannot do anything of ourselves.
Ephesians 2:8-10 says
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Amplified says:
8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].
10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
God has set me apart – he put the effort into me – and out of my love and gratitude to Him, I need to walk in the steps that HE places before me.
Two images that have come to me in Facebook.
I’ve been challenged with what choices I make with my time, my listening, my watching and my reading.
This is my confessional.
this is my journal.
Teach me Lord, to #mydays!
Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest
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I think it is convicting that you and I both listed “time” as our biggest challenge on Sunday. I ask myself often “Is this the best way to spend my time?”…though not often enough obviously. We’re at the age where we can see the end, or at least the beginning of the end.
Only one life, twill soon be past
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
convicting, and connecting. Another evidence that God has put us together as a team!
~Christi