I heard a song by Matthew West today called, "A Few More Days" (the link to it is at the bottom), and I was completely humbled by it.
The line that got me was, "To You a day is like a thousand years" (Psalm 90:4). Because Jesus died for our sins and rose to conquer them a little over 2000 years ago, that means it was only just a little over two days ago. Is that not humbling? We see 2000 years as sooo long, but it was only the day before yesterday. His love is still fresh. It will always be fresh. The Bible says, "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day" (2 Peter 3:8). What gets me is the verse right after that: "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." His promise is Jesus. We tend to complain on waiting on God, because we fail to understand His timing. How long must I wait? When will God answer my prayer? Why is God taking so long? But these two verses answer those questions. He is not slow in keeping His promises. It was only two days ago that He fulfilled them. He is patient with us. He knows we look at time differently than Him, but He is still patient and loving.
This made me think of James writing to the early Jewish Christians. He writes about life being a mist.
"Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, the, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins" (James 4:13-17).
Therefore, if 2000 years ago was only two days ago, time is passing! Let this verse be our prayer for God: "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12). Trust that God has a plan for you in this short amount of time we are on Earth. Trust that the miracle of Jesus is still fresh. The beauty of His blood will never run dry. After all, just two days ago, the world changed. :]
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