Teach Us to Number Our Days! - Rev Joshua Loo

𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆.

Psalm 90 was known as the prayer of Moses. It speaks of God’s eternal nature in contrast to the temporal nature of human life. Our time on earth is short. Therefore, it is important to seek God’s divine guidance and wisdom to live a meaningful and purposeful life. So how should we live our lives?

The first way is to “number our days”. It is the recognition of God’s sovereignty over our lives and that our purpose is only found in God. This also means holding ourselves accountable to Him for every single action we have done in our lives.

The second way is to recognize our need for God’s mercy and unfailing love during suffering and hardship. It expresses our deep dependence on God’s grace in every circumstance and remind us that without them, we are completely helpless on our own. Because of God’s great love for us, we are not destroyed by our sins and He is always faithful and true.

Lastly, we recognize our need to ask for God’s favour in all our endeavours, bearing good fruits and His name being glorified. We should boldly approach God to ask for his favour, with the intention to glorify him and not our selfish desire.