The Brevity of Life

 

11-2-2026

 

Fleeting and vain are the days of man

How short e’en the longest lifespan!

Like the springing up of tender grass

The final day comes swiftly to pass!

Why then does man ‘oft forget his frame?

Made from dust, he returns to the same.

He has no pow’r or life of his own,

Save what God bestows from His throne.

In foolish pursuits man spends his hours

His life’s work fades like the flowers

A costly marker may top his grave

But riches cannot his life save.

But his soul is precious in God’s sight

In mercy God beheld man’s plight

For complete atonement to be made--

Man’s awful sin debt must be paid

The Lord provided Himself the Lamb,

Our Messiah, the great I AM.

At Calv’ry God’s wrath was satisfied

Through Christ’s blood we are justified.

God gives us all opportunity

To use our lives for His glory

We brought naught in, we take nothing out

But this we know without a doubt—

Any sacrifice we make in love

Will be richly repaid above

So make your life what it ought to be,

Make it count for eternity!

 

1 Timothy 6:7

Psalm 49:5-10

Psalm 90

Matthew 6:19-20