SYNOPSIS: How many days do I have left on Planet Earth? I don’t know. No one does, except God. He knows the exact number of years, days, hours, and seconds that I will occupy my address in this world; the exact moment that my death will occur. But here’s what I do know: God planned me, built me, watches over me, can steer me back on track when I wander, will keep me safe until the Divinely allotted numbers of days ordained for me are up, and then take me to the next life He has prepared for me. My life will be over when He says it’s over — and I’m okay with that!

Moments With God // Claim: Psalm 139:16

All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Will you live a long and healthy life? How many days do you have left? How will it end for you? You don’t know. No one does, except God. He knows the exact number of years, days, hours, and seconds that you will occupy your address on Planet Earth; the exact moment that death will come for you.

Now that may not seem like a cheery thought to you, and in fact, most people would find that sobering, at best, and frightening, at worst. Not me. I find great comfort and security in knowing that God has my life so ordered that I will neither die a day sooner nor live a day longer than what has already been recorded in His book. You see, matters of life and death are far above my pay grade, so I will happily let Father God take care of that department, thank you very much.

When I truly and correctly understand this profound truth, then I will be set free from the fear of death to fully live the life that God has planned for me. I can enjoy an intimate walk with the One

• Who was intimately involved in each minor detail of my day (Psalm 139:1-4)
• Who never lets me out of His sight (Psalm 139:5-8)
• Who guides my every move with His Fatherly hand (Psalm 139:9-10)
• Who is not limited by my circumstances (Psalm 139:11-12).

In fact, God is so involved in my life that He was even there at the moment my mother and father conceived me in love, and He superintended even the most infinitesimal details of my physiological and temperamental formation.

God knows me! He knows everything about me. He planned me, built me, watches over me, can steer me back on track when I wander from His purpose (Psalm 139:23-24), can be completely trusted to keep me safe until the Divinely allotted numbers of days ordained for me are up, and then take me to the next life that He has prepared for me.

“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand” (Psalm 139:6, NLT), but it won’t keep me from enjoying this day and praising the One who is in charge of it!