“Lord, you have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You return man to dust
and say, ‘Return, O children of man!’
For a thousand years in your sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream,
like grass that is renewed in the morning:
in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it fades and withers…
For all our days pass away..;
we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
The years of our life are seventy,
or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away…
So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom…
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad… for as many years as we have seen evil.
Let your work be shown to your servants,
and your glorious power to their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!” Psalm 90:1-6,9-10,12,14-17
“By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. By faith he left Egypt,.. for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:24-27
Moses the finite lived in the tension of his now and not yet. What fueled his faith was a remarkable relationship with the infinite, everlasting God who knew, ordered, and sustained the beginning and the end. Seeking a heart of wisdom for his temporal days, he made choices that counted for eternity. His keen eyes saw what was invisible, and his dusty feet walked in that direction. His sojourn here below was destined for heaven. Dwelling in the shelter of the Most High, he had learned to abide in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psalm 91:1)
We are called to live well and with wisdom in the same tension. Dwellers all in time and space, we were made with eternity in our hearts so our minds would be fixed on Christ above while our energy is spent here spreading light and the impression we leave would be lasting. We are to keep a loose hold as the Lord blesses the work of our hands. (Psalm 103:15-18; Proverbs 4:18; Ecclesiastes 3:11-14; Philippians 2:14-16; Colossians 3:1-2)
How well do we manage present responsibilities with an eternal perspective? How is the hope of heaven inspiring our growth, work, and service? Will we seek divine sense in our temporal sensibilities? How are we daily satisfied in Christ so our hours honor Him and further His will on earth? (Matthew 6:10)
Lord, keep me faithful all my days for Your eternal glory.
As the rain and snow 