November 26, 1998, Thursday

Did God create the human body to live for eternity or

was it designed with errors that it would fail? When

God breathed His breath into the first man, how did

God determine how many breaths he would have? Did

God create us to live a short time and then forget us?

The Psalmist petitioned God for understanding about how

fragile his life was-"Lord, make me to know my end, And

what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail

I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,

And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man

at his best state is but vapor--Selah" (Psa 39:4-5). Even

though he was a stong man, he realized that he should

not put his confidence in his strength. He understood

that his physical resources of strength would vanish as

a vapor, not because of God's error in creation and His

design, but because of man's failure in righteousness.

The Psalmist prayed, asking God about His thoughts--

"Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him? Man

is like a breath; His days are like a passing shadow"

(Psa 144:3-4). He understood God's idea was for

man to live forever physically, however his sin caused

a "shortness of breaths". He found God was mindful

of him because of his love and mercy for him; and

then determined that since his life was likened to a

shadow that would slip away, he would do his best

to make his relationship with God right.

The Psalmist preached to his neighbors that God does

not forget us, even though many of this world will not

remember much about us--"For He knows our frame;

He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days

are like grass; As a flower in summer, he flourishes.

For the wind passes over it, and he's gone, his place

remembered no more" (Psa 103:14-16). He understood

his short life was like a flower that would fade away;

and for God to remember him, he must follow Him closely.

Let us remember who has the holier and righteous way.

God's name is Jehová Elohim. He is the God who puts

our feet on a highway of holiness that allows us to

enter at the narrow gate of eternal life, not the wide

broadway that leads to destruction. Lift your hands,

heart to Him for His creation and provision of the

righteous way. You can Trust Him and Praise Him

Today for a holy way and better way!