Teach Us to Number Our Days

 

Teach Us to Number Our Days

 

Ephesians 5:8-16

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Lord, we are grateful for Your gift of salvation and grace. We come humbly before You to seek Your guidance and understanding of the scriptures that are not clear to us. Help us to hold on to the hope that we have in You. Many seasons have passed and we’re still here by Your grace and mercy. We thank You for everything because we are like blind sheep waiting for Your Word and Your coming. Matthew 24:44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

 

We see that the world is growing more wicked, and the days are passing quickly. Families are not speaking nor gathering in love. The hearts and minds of many have grown wax cold, people who once shared hand me downs, have no respect for one another, even people who say they are a Christian walk pass one another, because they don’t share the same doctrine, etc. Lord, our eyes are open to what we are reading about the warnings written in Your Word. Luke 12:49-53 “I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! 51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

 

Many of us are experiencing these exact things and the warfare is high in the atmosphere. But we must pray for discernment and walk in the light. Even if it causes others to fall out with us. Our souls are under attack and the enemy is using the people who are the closest to us to start fights and arguments. Our love for God’s righteousness is more important than appeasing our families, friends, people in high places and the status quo. The Lord delivered us from the works of darkness, and we must not bow down to the powers of darkness. 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.” Romans 13:11-14 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

Saints, we are in a spiritual battle and the evil in this world is grossly evil. There is no place among men where darkness is not present. People are using the word that they are a “Christian” it has become a catchy loose word. But we must not let our guards down, because we are living in a time where the sheep and the goats look the same. Satan knows how to put on a disguise and send his demons among the sheep. We must look closer at the person’s spirit and inspect the fruit. Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

There are so many Christians battling with the works of darkness because they failed to inspect the fruit of the people who they let into their lives and homes. These are dangerous times that we are living. The world twenty years ago wasn’t as bad. It was a blessing to open our doors to take a Christian in and give them housing, food, and help until they got on their feet. But now the times were in it’s not safe nor is it wise to do that same thing because the devil have recruited new people who are wiser and more wicked to do his work. 1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. Matthew 24:24-25 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand. Satan has his children running around mimicking the righteous. Exodus 7:8-13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 9 “When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, ‘Show a miracle for yourselves,’ then you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and cast it before Pharaoh, and let it become a serpent.’ ” 10 So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, just as the Lord commanded. And Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. 13 And Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said. But no matter how much the powers of darkness is running rampant, Jesus defeated and disarmed the powers of darkness. Colossians 1:12-14 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Our adversary Satan has only a short time left and that’s why he never sleeps because he is trying to destroy all the souls that he can to build his army to fight against Christ. But God has a plan written for him. Many people do not preach on these scriptures for whatever their reasons may be. But God wants His saints to know that the works of darkness will not prevail. Satan is a created being who God created. Thereby, the Creator is greater than the created being. Colossians 1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

We cannot lose hope or sight of the promises of God. His Word must be hidden in our hearts so that we will not sin against Him. The Word is alive, and the Holy Spirit is releasing messages, utterances, and scriptures to us throughout our day. But we are not as sensitive as we should be because the noise that surrounds us is louder, and that’s why we must be intentional and continue to seek the kingdom of God. This never stops until we pass into eternity. Here in the earth everything is placed into time which has a set number of days.

So many people believe that they will live to be 50, 80, 100 or beyond a hundred years. Psalm 90:10,12 The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (verse 12) So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. However, God is the only one who has the power to grant us seventy years and more, because time is a divine gift, and He is the one who controls time. Every person is given a number of days and a purpose to fulfill in why God sent us here. We must delight ourselves in the Lord. His Word has principles and laws, and we must study and meditate in the Word daily to be successful in our assignments, callings, purpose, gifts, talents, and ministry.

We are programmed by the world and that is a huge hinderance in why so many fall by the wayside. God desires that we praise Him because He created us to give Him glory. But naturally we follow the world and seek the glory, fame, and the applause. This has been the destruction for many who did not take heed to God’s warnings. They chose to enter the wide gate. Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. 

There is a set time for everyone to leave this side of the journey. John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” We must be like the watchmen preparing and training for the day of battle. Let us pray that our work will be done in the Lord. Behold the time is now that we should be sober-minded, vigilant, and anchored in the Lord Jesus. John 9:4 I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

Chosen By God

 

Come and pray to Me my child

Lay down all your burdens

For they are many to be numbered

May your tears be used for mercy

As the Lord grants His blessings upon your life

There will be a brighter and glorious day

Although your heart may be weary

Come all to Me and trust My Word

The cares of life are no match for God

Mountains are movable they stand tall

Every sunrise and sunset I speak life

Your steps are ordered by the Lord

You are crowned from the top of your head

Run to Me Oh precious one I am near

My grace is sweet and sufficient

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