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| What can you give to the Lord? |
"Kung mayroon lamang akong sanlibung buhay,
Di pagkakait, lahat Sayo ibibigay. Gayon pa man sakin nag-iisang taglay
Ilalaan bawat saglit upang ibigin ka ng walang humpay"
This is part of the lyrics of one of my favorite Christian songs titled "Kalakip ng Awitin". While singing this I Ask myself if "I have one thousand life, will I give this to the Lord?"
How about you can you answer that question?
AGE IN THE BIBLE
Amazed by how the believers of God in old testament times reached the good old age that they died almost a thousand years old.
For example GENESIS 5
Here we can see the example of what age they lived here on earth. Almost a thousand but an almost thousand age they spent in serving the Lord. Although there are times that they have DOWN FALL still they SERVE THE LORD in their remaining life here on earth.
But it doesn't mean that since birth they already serve the Lord. No! Take for example the life of Enoch, his first walk with God when he was 65 years old when Methuselah his son was born. His life ends when he was 365 years old. Now, 65 years minus 365 years is equal to 300 years It is then 300 years of Enoch's walk with God.
However, the Lord set a maximum age limit for man in Genesis 6:3. Let me clarify that the age limit given by God to all men in this verse was started for Noah's grandchildren.
But wickedness starts in the days of Adam through Lamech.
Remember in the generation of Adam, the first murder (homecide) was accounted for through the life of his sin Cain.
And in the generation of Lamech, the first polygamy was listed. And it is in the life of Lamech himself.
Because the Lord can't take all that He sees on earth, He ended up in a very hard decision for H
im that will cause a tragic end to all mankind. Genesis 6:12.
After the flood that's the beginning when men live not the same age as they live, almost thousand age.
For Example in the life of David.
David began to be a king when he was 30 years old and he reigns for over 40 years and passes his thrown to Solomon his son.
Bible scholars believe that Solomon died 59-80 years old.
while Jeremiah the prophet died approximately 80 years old. Even if we dont know exactly the age they died their age mustn't be the same as their godfathers.
Imagine, in their times evil-doing is not the same as in our generation. Although in old testament mentions some evil deeds, it is not the same as what we lived today. As the Bible said, in these last days, "days will be bad" [pasama ng pasama] bible verse.
So then, the age of man will no longer be the same as 120 but then it lowered to 70-80 years.
Psalms 90:10 says "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and 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."
So, let us take a basic mathematics today, said the man lives in 3 scores (3²), 3 = 30² = 60 + 10= 70 while (4²) = 40² = 80.
We're not doing this to scare all of us, but we're doing this because I want you to see how important that we count our days with knowledge. (Psalms 90:12).
Why? Because some of us are wasting our time doing what we want to do. Especially Christians doing things like there's no Christ second coming.
Brethren,
I know we don't have a thousand years but honestly speaking we don't have that much time to serve the Lord here on earth or rather we don't have much time to prove our love to God.
But still, we are lacking to show our love to God for a whole day how much more when we have a thousand years?
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
Letter for my Brethren
I pray that every one of us has a heart that is willing to serve the Lord every day as if it is our last.
May the Holy Spirit helps us to do it right in the sight of our God.
I plead the blood of Jesus to cover and protect us from all harm in Jesus' name. Amen.
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