PSALM 90:1-12
Have you ever heard or did you ever sing the song written by Henry Clay Work in 1876? It is titled “My Grandfather’s Clock.” The song describes a grandfather’s clock that has faithfully moved the entire life of its owner. Childhood, adulthood, and old age are all viewed in relation to his beloved timepiece. The refrain says:
“Ninety years without slumbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
His life’s seconds numbering,
Tick, tock, tick, tock,
But it stopped, short,
Never to go again,
When the old man died.”
The ceaseless ticking of the clock reminds us that our time on earth is limited. Despite the joys and pains in life, time goes on and on. For the believer, our time on earth is an opportunity to gain wisdom (Psalm 90:12).
How do we number our days? We can do this by asking ourselves the following questions: How can I become more like Christ? Am I reading the Bible regularly? Am I praying? Am I fellowshipping with other believers? Our sincere answers to these questions are pointers to the progress we are making in gaining wisdom and becoming like Christ.
Regardless of the stage of life – in childhood, youth, middle or old age, life always offers us opportunities to grow in faith and wisdom. Numbering our days is the wise answer to the inevitable advancement of life.
🙏Lord, help us not to just spend our time, but to invest it.
