Verse from Psalms

“求你教导我们怎样数算自己的日子，好使我们得着智慧的心。”

诗篇 90:12 

“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Psalm 90:12 

Time is a precious commodity that we can waste, spend, or invest. Nothing more clearly requires—or displays—a heart of wisdom than the way we use our time. 

This may be why Jesus—pressed by the crowds, confronted by the needs around Him, and threatened by the religious establishment—is never described in the Gospels as being in a hurry. Instead, He saw time as having a part in the Father’s purposes. 

At the wedding feast in Galilee, He said to His mother, “My hour has not yet come” (John 2:4). As He drew ever closer to the cross, however, He saw that time coming to culmination. In John 12:27 He affirmed, “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.” 

Living wisely is rooted in understanding that our loving Father has a purpose behind our seconds, minutes, hours, and days.