Psalm 49:1-12
English Standard Version (ESV)
49 (B)Hear this, all peoples!
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2 (C)both low and high,
rich and poor together!
3 My mouth shall speak (D)wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to (E)a proverb;
I will solve my (F)riddle to the music of the lyre.
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2 (C)both low and high,
rich and poor together!
3 My mouth shall speak (D)wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to (E)a proverb;
I will solve my (F)riddle to the music of the lyre.
5 (G)Why should I fear in (H)times of trouble,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
6 those who (I)trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7 Truly no man (J)can ransom another,
or (K)give to God (L)the price of his life,
8 for (M)the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,
9 that he should live on forever
and (N)never see the pit.
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
6 those who (I)trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7 Truly no man (J)can ransom another,
or (K)give to God (L)the price of his life,
8 for (M)the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,
9 that he should live on forever
and (N)never see the pit.
10 For he sees (O)that even the wise die;
(P)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and (Q)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their (R)graves are their homes forever,[a]
their dwelling places (S)to all generations,
though they (T)called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp (U)will not remain;
(V)he is like the beasts that perish.
(P)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and (Q)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their (R)graves are their homes forever,[a]
their dwelling places (S)to all generations,
though they (T)called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp (U)will not remain;
(V)he is like the beasts that perish.
You have heard it said, “You can’t
take it with you” or “There are no U-Hauls going to the cemetery”. We work so hard on this earth to gain status,
earn money, prepare for retirement and the list goes on but why? Is it because this is the only life we know
so we live it the best we know how? I
find myself getting caught up in the rat race of this world. I get frustrated,
disappointed and even depressed when I don’t get my way. Why is that?
My life should be about bringing glory to God, about being more like
Jesus day after day but instead I get stuck on the things of this world. Shame on me!
How should we respond when things
don’t go our way? We should be fixed on
our future, the future that really matters, a future that comes after our death
on this earth. If we would only fix our
eyes on our Lord and Savior “the things of earth would grow strangely dim”, as
the song “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
states.
When we fix our gaze on our
future, our real future, we no longer need to look at the things of this earth
as unfortunate circumstances. We no
longer have to be burdened by our lifestyle or our job. If we are, then we have not been seeking Him
enough, so keep on seeking, keep on knowing, that He is God and He is in
control.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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