[The Glory Unveiled]
Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died. ( Genesis 5:27 )
Today, almost everyday, we see obituaries that read “painful exit”, “what a shock”, “Premature”, “Gone too soon” etc all these to mean the deceased had gone to the grave too soon. But in a world like ours we would have to ask ourselves what the standard of a life well lived is. Is it in the many years lived, thus the years in the life or the life in the years; the quality of it? Abraham lived seventy five years of his life not making any significant impact on earth. He only begun truly living twenty five years later when his obedience was complete on mount Moriah. For those many years, he had no legacy nor influence. Luke 3:23 talks about another man, the man Jesus, who started his ministry at age thirty; his ministry spanned for three and a half years. If we contrast this man with Methuselah, one would think that since Methuselah lived longer, he would have made more impact than Jesus. Jesus lived for thirty three and half years but two thousand plus years after we still hear of him whereas Methuselah who had lived 969 years was forgotten almost after his generation. It does not necessarily take so many years to make or leave impact on earth. It takes substance; a message; a mandate to touch lives. Everyday, let’s examine ourselves and find out whether we are impacting any lives or we are just living out empty days.
Prayer_Bead: Ancient of days, Everlasting Father, Eternal King, thank you for the life in my days. May I live out the life of Christ and showcase your glory everyday. In Jesus name.
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