READ: Job 14:1-12
“Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.” – Job 14:1
You must redeem the time because your days will be few and full of trouble.
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: “LORD, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am. Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah. Surely every man walks about as a phantom; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; for I am a stranger with You, A sojourner like all my fathers. Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile again before I depart and am no more. Psalm 39:3-6, 12-13 (NASB)
Even if you want to serve the Lord, you are living in a real world which is full of many diverse troubles. These troubles will serve as perfect distractions as long as you live. The troubles of this world will also serve as perfect deceptions to you. These deceptions have already captured the heart of millions. Because of the multitude of life’s problems, few people ever think of eternity, and the reality of Hell and Heaven even though it lies just a step away from us all.