TRAVELING COMPANION
READ:
Psalm 39
For I am a stranger with You,
a sojourner, as all my fathers
were. -Psalm 39:12
I looked up the members of my seminary
graduating class recently and discovered that many of my friends are now
deceased. It was a sober reminder of the brevity of life. Three
score and ten, give or take a few years, and we're gone (Psalm 90:10). Israel's
poet was right: we're but strangers here and sojourners (39:12).
The brevity of life makes us think about
our "end" - the measure of our days and how
fleeting they are (v.4), a feeling that grows more
certain as we draw closer to the end of our lives. This world is not our
home; we're but strangers and sojourners here.
Yet we are not alone on the journey.
We are strangers and sojourners with God (39:12), a thought that makes the
journey less troubling, less frightening, less worrisome. We pass through
this world and into the next with a loving Father as our constant companion and
guide. We're strangers here on earth, but we are never alone on the
journey (73:23-24). We have One who says, "I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20).
We may lose sight of father,
mother, spouse, and friends, but we always know that God is walking beside us.
An old saying puts it like this: "Good company on the road
makes the way to seem lighter." David
Roper
My times are in my Father's hand;
How could I wish or ask for more?
For He who has my pathway planned
Will guide me till my journey's o'er. -
Fraser
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As you travel life's weary road,
let Jesus lift your heavy load.
INSIGHT
Some see a parallel between the content of
Psalm 39 and Job 7. In both cases, we find a righteous man pondering the
shortness of life and the distress endured during that brief time. The
Bible is realistic in recording the ups and downs of human experience.
Have a blessed day.
God Our Creator's Love Always
Unity & Peace
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