Friday, May 16, 2008 - Numbering Our Days
I was never particularly good at math, were you? But there's a new math that I truly want to learn. It is the Bible math of learning to number my days rightly.
Numbering our days rightly means that we learn to see everything that happens in light of its meaning in eternity, where we will have numberless days. Whether we have five days left to live, or five thousand or more, they are fleeting and brief and very short compared to numberless days. Yet what we do with our few numbered days will have a great impact on our numberless days. Look closely at this passage from 2 Peter 3:
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. "Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.
Numbering our days rightly produces holy and godly lives, and that kind of life is good for the Judgment Seat because it will not go up in smoke but will produce jewels and gold. But not only is it good for numberless days, living a godly life is the best thing for us while we're still in these numbered days.
Living "holy and godly" just means you are living in harmony with God's plan for your life and that's where we find meaning and joy and peace and contentment and freedom from fear and guilt. This new Bible math called numbering your days is the key to fulfillment here on earth as well as a beautiful experience when you stand at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
Want to learn this new math? Start praying that God will teach you. Remember to say to yourself many times each day: "What difference will this make in eternity?" That's how you number your days rightly.
My book, Looking with Forever Eyes, was written to help us learn to number our days rightly, and I’m offering you a copy of this book for a donation in any amount. I really believe it will give you many more practical help in acquiring this life-changing attitude of living now in the light of eternity. So, contact us today, and for a donation in any amount, we’ll send you a copy of my book, Looking with Forever Eyes.
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