Psalms 90:13 ‘So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.’

DAILY READING ; Luke 17; Genesis 29:1-30; Psalm 22

In 1879, British archaeologists digging in Iran discovered a barrel-shaped cylinder made out of clay. Inscribed on the cylinder in ancient cuneiform was a decree by King Cyrus of Persia. In the 40-line decree, the king recalled his defeat of Babylon and clearly outlined a number of policies designed to defend the rights of the conquered. This incredible artifact, called the Cyrus Cylinder, can be found in the British Museum. The United Nations says the Cyrus Cylinder is the “world’s first charter of human rights” and is proof that King Cyrus was one of mankind’s first great humanitarians.

More than 2,500 years after his death, Cyrus the Great of ancient Persia remains one of humanity’s most brilliant and outstanding monarchs. The history of his life and accomplishments is well documented by Greek and Roman historians and by archaeological evidence. His greatest and most famous humanitarian act was releasing the captive Jews in Babylon and allowing them to return to Judea to rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. King Cyrus issued his decree releasing the Jews in 538 b.c., about a year after he conquered Babylon. In fact, he actually financed the Jews’ return to their homeland, their reconstruction of the temple, and their reconstruction of Jerusalem!

While all of this history is well documented by secular historians and archaeological evidence, the Bible also has specific records about King Cyrus. Among the other records from the books of Ezra , Jeremiah and Chronicles, perhaps the most amazing is the prophesy by prophet Isaiah. The critical factor about Isaiah’s account is that it was written about 150 years before King Cyrus was even born!  Even his name was mentioned! And this is where the history gets exciting. King Cyrus’ rise to power, his defeat of Babylon, his humanitarian legacy, his name—even Babylon’s gates of iron and brass—were all prophesied by God about one and a half centuries before Cyrus’s birth! This is indeed an awesome proof of God’s existence and the veracity of the Holy Bible.

Josephus, a foremost Jewish historian recorded that King Cyrus actually read this prophecy about himself in the book of Isaiah! After reading Isaiah’s prophecy, he realized that he was predestined to make this wondrous decision! Perhaps this explains why Cyrus was so benevolent and so enthusiastic about releasing the Jews. He knew he was fulfilling divine purpose.

1 Chronicles 12:32 says ‘And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment’.

We need an understanding of our times and season, in order to know what to do per time.  God has a definite plan and purpose for each of our individual lives. And the purpose of our lives is far greater than our own personal goals. It’s far greater than our career, dreams and ambitions. Our purpose is tied to God’s plan and design. We are born by His purpose and for His purpose.  There is a plan and a blue print we are born to follow. There is a script to our life’s drama. And True success is following what has been written about us and fulfilling our divine purpose on earth. A man can be highly successful by the world’s standard, and still miss the purpose for which God created him.

The question is; are we running the race set before us?’

Today the average life span is 25,550 days, which is 70 years. If you live to be over a hundred years, you would clock about 40,000 days. The question is what are we doing with each of those days? Every day we sleep and wake up, a subtraction has been made to the sum.

Psalms 90:13 says: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

We need wisdom to maximize our days on earth. And wisdom is following God’s divine will for our lives.

Ephesians 5: 15-17 says  ‘See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. ‘

We need an understanding of The Lord’s will to fulfill what we are called to do on earth. We must remember  that one day we will be called upon to give an account of our lives, therefore we can’t afford to keep living life anyhow. We need to come to The Lord and find out what His will and desire is for us in each season. His will is all that matters. And like Moses, we must see to it that we build according to God’s pattern. But to receive that pattern, we must pay the price of constant fellowship with The Spirit.  It is in the place of prayer, intimate praise and worship that The Spirit of God reveals His plan to us.

As this year fast runs out, we must commit ourselves more to what matters to the fulfillment of our destiny. The earlier we  follow God’s plan and abide in it, the sooner we will begin to see His glory unveiled. We are in a season of divine realignments, and every believer needs an understanding of divine purpose in order not to miss out on what God is doing. Enough of running after mundane things. It is time to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and as we do, then every other thing shall be added unto us.

PRAYER: Father please help me to pay the required price of spiritual responsibility, in order to receive specific instructions  concerning Your will for me in each season of my life. I receive grace for obedience to Your divine purpose in Jesus Name.

QUOTE :

Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. WORDBITE 222