The frailty of life

Psalm 39:4-7 says, “Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.”

In the depth of his heart, David realizes the frailty of his life. Life is quick, and much of people’s lives are lived futilely. The apostle Peter, when talking about the word of God, knew that life is frail. He wrote, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you” (1 Peter 1:23-25).

We don’t know what will happen to us in the future, and this frankly scares us, makes us uneasy. One day, you will die and your body will return to dust (Ecclesiastes 12:7). That’s how frail life can be. In the end, like your life, the earth will go away (2 Peter 3:10). Will you be ready?

Kyle Campbell