ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE

 ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE

Ps. 139:16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. NLT

This is one of the most wondrous verses of the Bible. The Psalmist tells us that God saw us before we were ever born and He saw just how long we would live. In fact, every day was laid out for us before we had even lived a single day on earth.

How in the world can God know the length of our lives? It seems impossible to believe that God is capable of knowing each one of us personally, let alone from conception to the grave. Yet, He does. God's knowledge far exceeds anything we can ever imagine. So, how is it that we actually question His ability to help us or keep His word to us?

No one lives beyond the number of days God allots for us. He knows exactly how long we will live. No one's death catches Him by surprise. No matter the method of death, God knows when, where, how, and why we will die. We can only see ourselves in the moment we are in and nothing more. We have no clue what lies before us, but God does. Only God knows why He allows life, death, and circumstances to go on as they do. All we can do is place our lives in His hands and prepare ourselves for that day in which He does call us home.

Because we don't know when we will die, it behooves us to prepare the best we know how for that day. We take out insurance policies to provide for our loved ones. We try to amass income for them to live on. We try to keep our lives in order so that our families do not have to try and straighten up our messes after we are gone. Yet, tragically, most fail to take care of the most important detail of their preparation for their death, their soul. Are you ready to face God when you die? You will die, you know, whether you like it or not. "Seek the Lord now while He may be found."