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“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…
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…
that we may get a heart of wisdom."
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This is one of the earliest of the psalms as it was written by Moses. (As a side note, don’t skip over the contextual clues the writer gives you even in the ascription before the first verse of a psalm).
This is one of the earliest of the psalms as it was written by Moses. (As a side note, don’t skip over the contextual clues the writer gives you even in the ascription before the first verse of a psalm).
Have you ever been so caught up in something that you don't seem to notice the passage of time? Well God is eternal and our lives are but a moment, a moment that is best spent in fellowship with the eternal God!
Moses was in a unique place to
watch an entire generation die off before his eyes while in the wilderness, “You return man to dust."
I am challenged by Moses' dedication that even there in the hopelessness of unchanging circumstances he called on the people to return to the Lord and learn wisdom.
Our days like theirs, are limited, so we need to use our days wisely… being full of the Spirit of God who gives wisdom.
Will we return to the Lord in the moments that we have been given, or stubbornly insist on being returned to the dust?
Our days like theirs, are limited, so we need to use our days wisely… being full of the Spirit of God who gives wisdom.
Will we return to the Lord in the moments that we have been given, or stubbornly insist on being returned to the dust?
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