November 28 Breath and Brevity – Psalm 139:7-16

When people are close to the end of their lives, as Christians they have the hope that one day they’ll be reunited with their loved ones.

We have that hope too because we believe God is with us, He knows and loves us. When we breathe the first breath, God is there breathing breath into us. (Isaiah 42:5) “This is what God the LORD says – the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it.”

Yet even before our first and with every breath in between, God is intimately involved in each detail of our lives. (Psalm 139:13-14) “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

 “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” (Psalm 139:7–10)

The same is true for all of God’s children. Every moment of our brief life on earth is known by Him. We’re precious to Him. With each day remaining and in anticipation of the life beyond, let’s join with “everything that has breath” to praise Him. “Praise the Lord!”

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