THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Lord, how did this happen? I looked in the mirror this morning and saw a 75-year-old man. According to this observer, his salt-and-pepper hair appeared to be the only indicator he was in his twilight years. After all, Lord, didn’t You say You would “restore my youth as the eagle’s,” (Psalm 103: 5).

How surprisingly quick the years had flown by. Didn’t I just graduate from high school yesterday? How did 41 years of marriage go by like 41 minutes? Our girls grew up overnight and married fantastic men.

Reviewing the psalmist’s great blessing Psalm 103, maybe he too had a morning slap-in-the-face encounter with his age.

“Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone—as though we had never been here.” — Psalm 103:15.16.

That phrase, “as though we had never been here” should be a wakeup call to all Christ-followers. Like the psalmist, we should ask ourselves how will we be remembered? What legacy will we leave? Beloved? Despised? Kindhearted or harsh? Selfless or self-centered? Christlike or jerk-like? What have we accomplished that changed our world?

Like the psalmist, I too have not always lived up to Your standards, Lord. But, because You know our hearts, and Your grace is sufficient for us, the psalmist could write this forever truth:

“But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear [revere] Him,” (Psalm 103:17).

Lord, help me live my life so I can change my world for You, and people will know I have been here. Amen