Psalm 39

April 11, 2016 Monday Message:

“Show me, LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days.” Psalms 39:4a NIV

David has been sick, and his thinks he might soon die. As the end of life draws nearer, we all seem to increase our focus on the next reality.

David laments that his life is short; and like David, ALL of our lives are relatively short. He compares his lifespan to the width of his hand. A hand is not very wide, so life seems short, like a burst of wind.

But what David really wants in Psalm 39, as he prepares to transition from this reality to the next reality, is for God to protect him from the bad things that he did. And isn’t that what we all want – someone to blot out our record of sin, someone to ensure a way for us to spend eternity with the Father?

Indeed, God eventually did just as David hoped. Jesus, God’s own son, was sent to be the sacrifice for the sin of the world, and now we ALL have a path to spend the next reality in the presence of God, rather than eternally separated from God.

We are saved by grace through faith, and Hebrews 11:6 teaches that, “without faith, it is impossible to please God.” So stir up your faith and tag along with Jesus, who has already completed all the hard work in advance!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets every Sunday at 10 am in the North end (gym) of the Oliver Ministry Building, 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis. This Sunday, April 17, 2016, Pastor Michael Pilla brings a message from Romans 6. We welcome New Hope Tour day!