A Prayer of Moses: Life is Short. Life is Hard. Let us Pray.

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  • Date: Sunday, May 15, 2016
  • Speaker: Matthew Breeden
  • Series: Powerful Prayers
  • Category: Psalms
  • Scripture: Psalm 90:1–17

We don’t have to live very long to realize that this life is fleeting. The older we get, the faster time goes. In addition to its brevity, life is also difficult. But thankfully the Scriptures provide answers to these difficult realties.

In the prayer found in Psalm 90 Moses acknowledges that life is way too short and it is way too hard. In fact, he goes further and explains that the brevity of life and the difficulties of life come from the hand of God. But what is incredible is that through it all Moses doesn’t grow bitter toward God, in fact, he turns to God. Moses turns to God as the One who can provide wisdom and mercy and hope during this brief and difficult life.