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October 11, 2022 8:00 pm
In 1990, French researchers had a computer problem: a data error when processing the age of Jeanne Calment. She was 115 years old, an age outside the parameters of the software program. The programmers had assumed no one could possibly live that long! In fact, Jeanne lived until the age of 122.
The psalmist writes “our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures” (Psalm 90:10), a figurative way of saying whatever age we live to, even to the age of Jeanne Calment, our lives on earth are indeed limited. Our lifetimes are in the sovereign hands of a loving God (v. 5). In the spiritual realm, however, we’re reminded of what “God time” really is: “A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by” (v. 4).
And in the person of Jesus Christ “life expectancy” has been given a whole new meaning: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life” (John 3:36). “Has” is in the present tense: right now, in our current physical moment of trouble and tears, our future is blessed, and our lifespan is limitless.
In this we rejoice and with the psalmist pray, “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” (Psalm 90:14).
Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Our reading today titled life expectancy was written by Kenneth Peterson in 1990. French researchers had a computer problem. Data error when processing the age of gene comment. She was 115 years old and age outside the parameters of the software program. The programmers had assumed no one could possibly live that long. In fact, Jean lived until the age of 122, the author of Psalm 90 writes our days may come to 70 years or 80, if our strength endures. This is a figurative way of saying that whatever age we live to even to the age of gene comment our lives on earth are indeed limited our lifetimes are in the sovereign hands of a loving God in the spiritual realm.
However, we are reminded of what quote God. Time really is a thousand years in your site are like a day that has just gone by and in the person of Jesus Christ.
Life expectancy has been given a whole new meaning. Whoever believes in the son has eternal life, says John 336 has is in the present tense right now in our current physical moment of trouble, and tears. Our future is blessed and our lifespan is limitless. In this we rejoice in with the psalmist. Pray satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is taken from Psalm 90, verses one through 14.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God you turn people back to dust saying return to dust you mortals a thousand years in your site are like a day that has just gone by her like a watch in the night yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death. They are like the new grass of the morning in the morning. It springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered. We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. You have set our iniquities before you our secret sins in the light of your presence. All our days pass away under your wrath. We finish our years with ammonia, our days may come to 70 years or 80, if our strength endures. Yet the best of them are, but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass and we fly away if only we knew the power of your anger, your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due, teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Relent Lord, how long will it be have compassion on your servants satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days would you join with me in praying to our sovereign God loving Lord, thank you for sending your son Jesus and redefining what life expectancy can mean for us, no matter how long our physical life may be we you fill us with an expectancy in the hope of what it will be like to be with you in heaven forever and it's in Jesus name that we pray. Amen. Thanks for listening to this word of hope.
Today my name is Wes Ward and today's devotional was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
