“All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” (Psalm 139:16); “The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty.” (Ps. 90:10); “Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.” (Lk 12:7); “You are free… live as God’s servant.“ (1 Pet. 2:16)
Lord Jesus, these 4 phrases… “Days ordained for me,” ”Fear not,” “You are of more value,” “You are free”… they are heavenly nectar, heart-peace, and deep joy to me, on this, my 72nd birthday.
What freedom—your heart and hand number our days. Providence, not happenstances is writing our stories. This doesn’t make us fatalists. It means we’re yours. Bought, beloved, and bound for a life of “all things new” in the new heaven and new earth. Nothing can snatch us from your hand, or separate us from your love, or alter your plan for the cosmos.
Jesus, I don’t know if I’m in my last decade, year, or month. But I do know the Gospel has never been sweeter and more real to me. I actually feel better at 72 than I did at 52. Thank you, Lord. Fill the rest of my days with childlike-wonder, massive gratitude, Kingdom kindness, and a tenacious zeal to live, love, and serve to your glory.
Thank you for my family, and for Gospel-loving, eternity-thinking, mutually-encouraging friends. Keep making your empty tomb, occupied throne, and sure return more real to us than anything else. Everything else will take care of itself. So Very Amen!
