Life is short, what do you then hope in?
In verse 1-3, David was keeping quiet, trying no to sin, maybe by complaining, by grumbling... Then, what are we saying today? Are we complaining about people, situations or our problems? Are we grumbling about our sufferings? When we complain to others, others may think that our God cannot take care of us. It also looks as if we are blaming God. Oh dear... But then how, must we bottle up all our feelings and be oppressed? Vs 3 says, let's meditated and go to God, when we cannot contain our anger or negative feelings, pour out to God. He listens... =) Most importantly, He helps.. can our friends or parents help?
In the rest of this psalm, david expressed how short life is. How long can we live on earth? 70, 80,90 or even 100? that's long right. So we need to do planning so that we can enjoy our old age and are taken care of when we cant work. We study hard now, so that we can have a good career, earn money, have a good life.
We work so hard for that 50-80 more years that we are living for. What about the eternal life after death? Living forever in God's kingdom, how are we preparing for that? Yes, God will provide everything, food, money, provision, necessities for living. But what about our characters, fruits, work for the Lord... what will remain today, if God's consuming fire were to come and burn everything of us?
"Father, i know that You are a loving Father who disciplines us for our good. Forgive me for the times i complain and have not been a good testimony. Help me to prepare for eternity. Amen."
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