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<v SPEAKER_00>Psalm 90 was the biblical text this past Sunday as Pastor Mike Gibbons dealt with God's eternality contrasted with the brevity of our own lives.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Verse 10 reminds us that we might have 70 or 80 years in this life, which is nothing more than a blip in eternity.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The older we get, we start to understand more and more the reality that James speaks of when he says our life is like a mist that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The Old King James Version calls it a vapor, and one translation of the scriptures even calls it a puff of smoke.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But because I live in the Texas Hill Country, I can relate with the way that the New Living Translation puts it, that life is like the morning fog.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It's here a little while, then it's gone.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In fact, I live in a valley surrounded by hills.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Sometimes the hills visible from the front parking lot of our church completely disappear in the morning fog.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Yet we know how fleeting that fog is.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You know what?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Even though life is but a mist, many of us experience sleepless nights that can feel like an eternity.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Will I ever go back to sleep?

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<v SPEAKER_00>We exclaim, when the worries of this world play over and over in our minds at 2 30 in the morning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And as a minister, I might tell you to cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Or maybe just pray and meditate on Scripture until you fall back asleep.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But I know it's little comfort to those who struggle with sleep.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Old Testament expert and author Chad Byrd says to teach us to number our days, O Lord, as well as our nights, when our work is done, and when we retire for the evening, let us remember Psalm 139, verse 12.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The darkness is not dark to you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The night is bright as the day.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The darkness is as light with you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Lord, teach us to number our days as well as our nights, that we might rest in you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>End quote.

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<v SPEAKER_00>So it's my prayer that even when you can't sleep, you can at least rest in the promise that God is with you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I hope this helps.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This has been Dan Stevens with your daily walk.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Thanks for joining me and have a great day.