Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing in Your sight, surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah. Surely every man walks about as a phantom; surely they make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them. And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
This is an amazing description of man's plight. And there's no escaping it's truth. We are nothing but a small speck of time in the immensity of eternity. From God's point of view, my lifetime is as nothing in His sight. So why do we keep living as if we might be the first to beat the odds? Why? Someone tell me why? We know we can't, but live as if we will. As the Psalmist indicates, we make an uproar about nothing and we amass stuff as if it's everything. The greatest thing that can ever happen to a human being is to really understand his days. It's a fascinating thing to see someone come to grips with the brevity of his own life. All of a sudden, that person comes to grips with the immensity of life. His world doesn't get smaller! It gets bigger! They don't lose heart over the shortness of life. They gain heart over the largeness of life lived on a different level. The Psalmist, seeing this, exclaimed, "And now (now that I see), Lord (Master/Owner), for what do I wait? My hope is in You," v.7. These are the people that become church active, because this is His body. These are the people that become mission active, because this is His burden. You can hear it in their voice. It's no longer making an uproar about nothing. They are making their voice heard for a lost world. It's no longer amassing stuff as if it's everything. They are living for a greater cause, and they become stewards instead of consumers. What does your life say about you?
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