The young don’t get it and the Old do. When James said, “whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” (James 4:14).
The closer one gets to eternity–the more impressed upon them is this truth. Life ends all to short, and especially for those who don’t live past their prime. We must therefore, be serious and fruitful with what life we have, and having the right attitude helps. In a psalm of David we read, “4 “Lord, make me to know my end, and what is the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am. 5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah 6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely they [b]busy themselves in vain; he heaps up riches, and does not know who will gather them. 7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.”
(Psalm 39:4-7).
We are warned—we must have the proper understanding and attitude about the uncertainty of life.
We’ve all likely heard the saying, tomorrow is not promised to anybody.
We must count every day a blessing and a gift to be treasured and used to the glory of God.
If we don’t—we put our souls in jeopardy.
The best place to begin is seeking first the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33)…