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| “My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.” |
| —Proverbs 3:1-2 |
If we want to know how to live longer, we should just watch television for a day. We will see numerous advertisements that proclaim they will help us live longer, fuller, richer lives. But, the truth is that none of those products can actually extend our lives one moment longer than God has already credited to our account. He, and He alone, is the One who determines the days of our lives.
However, there is something that we can do that will most certainly improve the time we have here on earth. King Solomon explained this when he wrote the words recorded in Proverbs 3:1-2:
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
Good advice from a father to a son or daughter—or even more importantly from our heavenly Father to us dearly loved children—can truly make our lives more successful. Such advice will help assure that we will live long and fruitful lives of service to Christ and His Kingdom.
As we begin another day, let’s remember that obedience to God’s written Word and to the leading of His Holy Spirit is all that God asks of us. That obedience will make certain we do not forget God’s teaching and help us keep His commands in our hearts and minds.
And that, dear ones, is a major accomplishment toward which we should all strive this day and every day.
