One of Reebok's slogans of the past was "life is short, play hard". I can understand that mentality if you really enjoy something and you realize that the time allotted to you to do it is brief.
As far as the Kingdom is concerned, they got the first part right. The scripture tells us that our life is like a vapor. The Psalmist tells us that man is like grass which sprouts anew in the morning...and toward evening fades and withers away. At this point in my life, I'm more convinced than ever before how true this is. At age 53, I'm stunned by how quickly the years have passed. According to scripture "the days of our life...contain seventy years, or if due to strength, eighty. It continues, " Our days are soon gone and we fly away (a nice way of saying, we die!). Based on this information [from God], I'm way past "half time" and actually in the final quarter of the game of life!
These are sobering thoughts and pondering this makes me want to huddle with the "Coach" [Jesus], get some locker room time to evaluate how I'm doing and determine what adjustments I need to make in my "game plan" to assure I finish well.
The Psalmist, in his discourse on life asks the rhetorical question: "Lord, is it possible for man to know fully, how awesome you are, the power of your anger and to respect you as we should?" The obvious answer is "No." Then He says: Please teach us then, to number our days (have a profound awareness of how temporary we are), so that we may present to Thee a heart of wisdom.
Life is short! Playing harder [the second part of the slogan] is not the proper response where our relationship with Him is concerned. But adjusting our game plan according to our Father's input moment by moment is. So, "life is short, PRAY hard" is much better advise.
Just wanted you to know, that's where I'm headed.
See You Sunday!
Mitch
