Which other Scriptures emphasize life's brevity and reliance on God? Job 14:1—The honest starting point “Man, born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.” (Job 14:1) The verse is straightforward: life is brief, and it is burdened. Scripture, perfectly true in every part, repeats this theme from Genesis to Revelation. Shared reflections in the Psalms • Psalm 39:4-5 — “LORD, make me to know my end and the measure of my days, let me know how fleeting I am. Behold, You have made my days as a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely every man at his best is but a vapor.” • Psalm 90:12 — “So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.” • Psalm 103:15-18 — “As for man, his days are like grass…But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s loving devotion extends to those who fear Him.” • Psalm 144:3-4 — “O LORD, what is man that You care for him…Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.” Wisdom books put it plainly • Proverbs 27:1 — “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” • Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6-7 — “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth…before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.” Prophets keep the perspective clear • Isaiah 40:6-8 — “All flesh is grass…The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” • Lamentations 3:22-23 — “Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed…They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!” New Testament reinforces the lesson • Matthew 6:31-34 — “Therefore do not worry…seek first the kingdom of God…Do not worry about tomorrow.” • James 4:13-15 — “You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.’” • 1 Peter 1:24-25 — “All flesh is like grass…The word of the Lord stands forever.” • 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 — “What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” Anchoring reliance where it belongs • Proverbs 3:5-6 — “Trust in the LORD with all your heart…He will make your paths straight.” • Psalm 46:1 — “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.” • Psalm 121:1-2 — “My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Tying it all together for daily living Scripture’s consistent testimony is clear: our earthly span is momentary, yet every moment is under God’s sovereign care. By numbering our days we grow wise, shift our confidence from ourselves to the One whose word stands forever, and walk in wholehearted trust—today, tomorrow, and for eternity. |
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