Psalm 90: Teach Us To Number Our Days

This series was originally recorded at The Cove in Asheville, NC.

Summary

In this sermon on Psalm 90, Dr. Michael Easley reflects on a season of discouragement and existential struggle. He confronts life’s brevity and God’s eternity. He explores the tension every believer feels between fleeting life and God’s unchanging character. Moses experienced disappointment, wandering, and unmet expectations, yet he still declared God as his dwelling place.

The sermon confronts the reality of sin and its consequences without softening the truth. Easley reminds listeners that hidden sin is never hidden from God. He urges believers to keep short accounts with God through confession and repentance. Psalm 90 becomes more than a reflection on death and judgment. It also becomes a plea for grace, joy, and significance.

Through Moses’ words, listeners are challenged to number their days wisely. They pursue holiness seriously and stop clinging to temporary things that cannot satisfy. Easley calls believers to ask God for joy in difficult seasons. He also calls them to make their lives count for eternity. Ultimately, the sermon points to the only refuge for weary people: the eternal, compassionate God who gives meaning to brief lives.

Takeaways

• Psalm 90 contrasts the eternal nature of God with the fragile brevity of human life.
• Moses reminds believers that sin always leads to separation, sorrow, and death apart from God’s grace.
• Hidden sins may escape people, but they are always fully exposed before a holy God.
• Numbering our days wisely helps us live with urgency, humility, and eternal perspective.
• Even faithful believers can experience seasons of discouragement and existential struggle.
• True joy, purpose, and significance come only when God establishes the work of our hands.

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