Number Your Days

​One of the worst deceptions of the enemy is the lie that people have time to get right with God before they die, so "live it up" in sin while you can.  I clearly recall that evil thought reverberating in my mind repeatedly as a child before being saved and for a time afterwards because I didn't want to give up some of my favorite sins.  But God is very honest with us about our chances of living to see another day.  Proverbs 27:1 warns us not to "boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth."  Likewise, the Bible declares that a man's days are few and full of trouble (Job 14:1).  Consequently, the Bible cautions that man should learn to number his days in order to gain wisdom (Psalm 90:12).
 
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 1:7).  Learning to number your days brings about the realization that God's Word is true!  You won't be here long, and you don't know how much time you have.  When you factor in your unhealthy eating habits, you also come to realize that your sin will result in even shorter days on the earth as death typically pays the wages of the sins of gluttony and failing to eat and drink for the glory of God resulting in eating disorders sooner rather than later (Romans 6:23).  This realization breeds a sense of urgency within.
 
In other words, you come to understand that your choice not only to accept Christ as your Savior, but also to obey His commands, including the commands to honor God with your body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and to eat and drink for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31), are directly related to both your physical life in this world and your spiritual life in the next.  While tomorrow still isn't promised, God does promise that those who set their love, meaning their devotion and worship, on Him will be delivered from trouble, set on high, receive answers to their prayers, be honored, and given LONG LIFE (Psalm 91:14-16). Therefore, I warn you to consider your ways, including your unhealthy lifestyle, and learn to number your days.
 
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