Teach Us to Number Our Days | Byron Malone

Psalm 90: 1-12 NIV

1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born    or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3 You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” 4 A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. 5 Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death— they are like the new grass of the morning: 6 In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered.

7 We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. 8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. 9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. 10 Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 11 If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. 12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

  

I. Live with urgency.

  

Psalm 90:10a, 12 NIV

10 Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures...12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

  

James 4:14b NIV

14 ...You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

  

"Teach us to number our days" isn't about a final countdown; it's about living on purpose.

  

3 Urgent & Intentional Investments

1. Invest time being physically present.

2. Invest time through conversation.

  

Proverbs 18:21 NIV

21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

    

3 Urgent & Intentional Investments

3. Invest time emotionally.

    

Malachi 4:6a NIV

6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents;

  

Have a sense of urgency, and let it turn tension into intention.

  

II. Lead with wisdom.

  

Psalm 90:12 NIV

12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

  

Wisdom isn't just knowing what to do; it's knowing what matters most.

  

Wisdom

1. is being spiritually involved

 

Proverbs 9:10 NIV

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

    

You can't be perfection, but you can be a reflection of Jesus.

  

Wisdom

2. asks for help

  

James 1:5 NIV

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

    

Proverbs 24:6 NIV

6 Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.

  

Psalm 90:14, 17, NIV

14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days...17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.

  

There is no satisfaction that lasts apart from God.

    

Joel 2:25a ESV

25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,