For many years I mistakenly attributed Psalms chapter 90 to King David, but in fact dear reader it was Moses who penned this wonderful passage of Scripture, writing under the inspiration of God's Holy Spirit (2nd Timothy 3:16).
Moses was a remarkable servant of God. I am so thankful that God gave us a large handful of biographies of saints in the Old Testament, allowing us the privilege of seeing their lives before, during and after their time upon the earth. Romans 15:4, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” By reading the biographies of Old Testament saints, it gives us patience and comfort through our own sufferings and hardships, knowing that ultimately everything worked out good for them in the end (from an eternal perspective).
I humbly believe that God created time as a way of letting us know that He is always in control, not us. Regardless of the decisions we make or the circumstances of our life, we cannot stop the train of time from moving forward. We all have an appointment with death (Hebrews 9:27).
Moses was wise in the Lord, who around 1500 BC wrote in Psalms 90:10-12, “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” I love this passage of Scripture.
The average human lifespan since the flood has been 70 years. The Bible says if you are lucky you might live to see age 80. I went at the CVS pharmacy today to pick up some of my prescriptions medications. There was an elderly lady in front of me who was picking up medications for her aunt. She gave her aunt's birthdate and I heard the year 1921. Wowza! Her aunt is at least 103 years old. No doubt her remaining days are very few!
Dear reader, we don't know how many years we have left to live. Proverbs 27:1, “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” We don't know if we have one day remaining to live. Hollywood actor Tom Sizemore died in 2023 at age 61 from a sudden brain aneurism. Death does not discriminate. Moses realized that our days on earth are numbered. Therefore, as believers we must learn to wisely number our days, TO APPLY OUR HEARTS UNTO WISDOM.
The vast majority of the human population are fools who squander their time on earth. Tragically, most people are going straight to Hell when they die according to Jesus Himself (Matthew 7:13-15; Luke 13:34-34). The path to Heaven is not difficult or hard, it is so simple that most people miss it. Most lost people (including lost religious people) wrongly think that we have a part in saving ourselves. Good works never saved anybody (Romans 3:19-20).
I have dedicated my remaining time on earth to serving God. My earnest desire is to preach the Gospel accurately, because a counterfeit gospel cannot produce the new birth. Jesus warned in John 3:3b that “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” A false plan of salvation is being preached from nearly every pulpit, website, radio station and venue today, which cannot produce the new birth. Only faith alone in Jesus alone saves a lost sinner (John 6:40). The Gospel is the GOOD NEWS of Christ's death on the cross, burial and physical resurrection from the dead the third day (1st Corinthians 15:1-4).
Any needy sinner who receives Christ's sacrifice on the cross as full payment for their sins, believing that Jesus was buried, but then raised up from the dead three days later, is saved instantly, irrevocably and permanently. I cannot think of a better way to apply our hearts unto wisdom than to share the true Gospel with lost sinners, and earnestly contend for the faith by exposing false gospels (Jude 1:3).
