Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalms90:12
Today we would have started looking at Moses and his parents in the Hebrews Hall of Faith, but I'd like to take an excursus to the one psalm that Moses wrote.
In the Psalm Moses talks about the Lord being a dwelling place and a shelter. He talks about time:
- For God a thousand years is like a day and vice versa
- The length of human life is about 70 years.
And then he reminds us to number our days aright that we gain a heart of wisdom...
Today I will be conducting a funeral. Pierre was a member of our congregation for the last fifteen years and he and I were good friends. Pierre had 12 weeks from diagnosis until his passing. I saw him nearly every day in those 12 weeks and he faced his illness with significant faith and courage. He loved the Lord passionately and his faith gave him courage.
The faith that Moses expresses in this psalm is that while he recognises the brokenness and suffering that is part of our world, he formulates the powerful possibility that life can be lived well and that we can gain a heart of wisdom and that God can establish the work of our hands.
Last night I sat with Pierre's family and friends. We hooted with laughter at some of his antics and shed a few tears at his devotion and love. Pierre's race was short: He was only 57 but he loved and was loved. His life was full and, warts and all, he finished his race running straight into his Father's arms.
Help us Lord, to run the faith race well!
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
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