Genesis 6: 3 “And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Psalms 90: 10 – “The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away”.
Proverbs 3:1-2 – “1. My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2. for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.”
Before the flood, people lived hundreds of years longer, but when mankind had become corrupted in the period just preceding the flood, God said: ‘My spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh; his days shall be a HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS’,
Even though in Genesis 6: 3, God Himself clearly says that the normal lifespan of man/human is “hundred and twenty years.”, many people have believed in what Psalm 90:10 says: (NLT). The lifespan of “Seventy years or eighty years” was ONLY given to the disobedient Israelis in the wilderness.
Anytime a patient goes to the hospital, he or she goes with a sense of hope that he or she will eventually get healed of the respective sickness he or she may be carrying. In as much as this hope is important, more important is the person’s commitment to the recommended medication by the doctor with the appropriate dosage intake.
In much the same way, it is good to have Faith God for a long and fulfilling life on earth. However, God has His prescribed approach that facilitates the blessing of a long and fulfilling life.
In the account of Proverbs 3, King Solomon recalls his father’s admonishing for him to heed to wise and Godly counsel, so that he may live a long and fulfilling life. The references to his inner being are brought to light:
1.his mind and
2.his heart.
With his mind, he was to carefully memorize godly teachings without forgetting them, and with his heart, he was to keep the commandments. Once he did these, he would have a long life full of fulfillment.
Beloved, God has served us with the ‘medicine’ for a long fulfilling life on earth. We are to do two things:
1.Bear in our minds God’s teachings.
2.We are to keep God’s Commandments in our hearts and live by them.
If we live by these two instructions, God says He will bless us with a long life with pleasant fulfillment.
I want to inspire you today. If you were asked to sacrifice something very precious to you in exchange for a long life, I believe you would do that. However, God is not calling for that sacrifice but is simply asking you to walk in His Word and Will, and you will have a long and fulfilling life on earth. If you want to live a fulfilled life that is crowned with eternal life, think about this deeply. Also, BELIEVE for the 120 years.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of life. Please grant me the Grace to keep Your Commandments in my heart and live by them. Bless me with a long life with pleasant satisfactions evermore. In Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.
QUESTION FOR MEDITATION
What steps do I have to take to experience God’s blessings of a long and fulfilling life on earth?
