![]() ![]() “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. May we also seek to live and work in ways that will outlive us, building a legacy of good for those who come behind.Īs concerning the Word of life, Luke 10 section 25-28 says: On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. But he concludes with humble hope, asking that God will establish his people’s work to endure: May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us establish the work of our hands for us- yes, establish the work of our hands. In Psalm 90, a prayer attributed to Moses, the psalmist meditates on the fragility of human life before the everlasting God. That perspective might be hard for us in our individualistic Western culture to swallow! But it may provide a necessary corrective to our natural way of viewing ourselves and our world. His purpose and plan are greater than any individual and continues from generation to generation. He sees our lives in the context of the big picture. He is the Lord of history, the Ancient of Days who is weaving together the stories of individuals, generations and nations into His eternal purpose. These verses demonstrate an important aspect of God’s character.
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