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# 28 2020 Dev. Psalm 90:12. Time! Read all of Psalm 90. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.

Ps. 90:12 “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Ps. 90 is the only Psalm of Moses in the Psalter and may be the oldest of the Psalms. It appears to be written during the enforced 40 years of wandering in the desert after the rebellion at the border of Canaan. The introduction vs.1-2 sets the tone and the theme; “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”

Vs. 3-6 Moses highlights the fragility of mankind and the meaningless of time to God. “A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by,”

In vs.7-12 we are reminded of the people’s shortcomings and the shortness of life on earth. If only we understood the shortness of our days and the diminishing opportunity to repent in the fear of our God. “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Life is short and wisdom in this life comes from God, not wisdom of the head but the wisdom of the heart that is dedicated to serve Him. Along with Moses we also say: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.”

Vs.13-17 Is Moses’ prayer for God to forgive and to restore His people: “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days”. This is the prayer for followers of Jesus as well, we all have wandered in the desert at one time or an other and we all need to be restored at one time or an other. Lord, redeem the time, redeem the days, redeem the years when our hearts wandered, when our faith was weak, and when we did not count our days.

Over the years we have seen God working in our lives, guiding us, protecting us, drawing us to himself by the power of His Spirit. Along with Moses we pray: “May the favor^[a] of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.” When we live and work in God’s wisdom, our work is established in the name of Jesus! Praise be to God!

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