that we may gain wisdom of heart.
We need to stop living as if our eternity is here on earth. We never know when our journey here will come to an end.
You turn man back to dust,
saying, “Return, O children of men.”
And ultimately this is good. We can only bear the weight of this imperfect world for so long. In our deepest hearts we long for the unveiled presence of God, even if we often misdirect this longing.
How then can we be "blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones"?
The psalmist informs us: "Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!"
Only being filled with his love will "strength our hearts" enough to live (and maybe die) heroically for the kingdom as John the Baptist does. Even in prison he does not hesitate to proclaim the truth.
When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed,
yet he liked to listen to him.
This ultimately results in his death, a martyrdom for the truth. It is therefore a martyrdom for Jesus who is the truth. He is able to do this rather than grasping at this passing world because the LORD fills him with love and strengths his heart. It is not on his own strength that can do this.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
Let us start each day with him. Their very recurrence points to their impermanence. The LORD gives us bread enough for each day. The LORD wants us to look past this to the eternal now where we meet him. This is why he tells us not to worry about tomorrow. Such worry tries to string time together into an eternity.
LORD, you are enough for us!
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