Teach
us to number our days aright,
that
we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
We seldom think of Moses as a
singer/song-writer. He wrote only one song, at least that we have recorded in
the Psalter. It is Psalm 90. In it he prayed to see from God’s perspective. Few
things empower our prayers like learning to see from God’s perspective. Like
most of the Hebrew songs, this psalm is a prayer. And it is important to
understand that only God can teach us to see from His perspective.
In the psalm Moses prays for God to teach us to
number our days aright. We naturally count our days. We help children celebrate
birthdays. And they come to each new birthday with earnest anticipation. As we
grow older we no longer come to birthdays with anticipation. Some of us come to
them with dread. Interestingly enough many of us grow old enough for birthdays
to become precious again, even a source of pride.
God has used my cancer to show me a little of
His perspective. The prospect of a diminishing number of birthdays has helped
me see how precious life is, not just every birthday, but every moment. But
even being aware of the brevity of life does not help us see from God’s
perspective. We can only learn that from God Himself. So Moses prayed for God
to teach us to number our days aright that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Are
you praying to see and pray from God’s perspective?
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