“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
What does it mean to number our days aright? How do we gain a heart of wisdom? Does it have anything to do with using our time wisely?

“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;”
Even wonder why Scriptures refer to such things as palm and cedar trees? We know it’s there for a reason, but what reason?
Palm trees are noted for their longevity and cedars are noted for being solid, strong, and immovable. The righteous will flourish and bear fruit in their old age, like a long-living tree. The righteous are unmoved by the winds of circumstance.

On May 5, 2005 we received the phone call that no parent ever wants to get. A stranger called us to say that our son had taken a 30 foot fall from a tree. She assured us that he was conscious and was being loaded onto an ambulance. God gave us the following verse,
“He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.”

We knew that our son and daughter-in-law trusted in the Lord and we certainly knew that we trusted in the Lord, so it was much easier to take the news about all his injuries as the chaplain related them to us at the hospital. We praise the Lord that our son has recovered from the injuries with a heart more steadfast than ever. And so we can claim the following verse, “Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.”
AMEN and AMEN!