Monday, December 6, 2021

Reflection - Number Our Days - The World's Last Night

Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 44, "The World's Last Night", Page 201.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.


The doctrine of the Second Coming has failed
PHOTO: The doctrine of the Second Coming has failed,
so far as we are concerned, if it does not make
us realize that at every moment of every year in
our lives Donne's question
"What if this present
were the world's last night?
" is equally relevant.
- C. S. Lewis

I love to read old newspapers from the days of the Idaho frontier. One such paper is The Owyhee Avalanche, a chronicle that covered events in and around Owyhee Country (the country to the south of us) in the mid to late nineteenth century.

On May 4, 1867, the paper carried this report: "James Fraser was shot and killed by Indians last Friday evening between sunset and dark." Fraser was a prospector working a gulch below Wagontown in the Owyhee Mountains of Idaho, closing in on pay dirt. He didn't plan to die that day . . . but he died. You just never know.

Death meets us everywhere . . . and enters in
at many doors. [It enters by the fall of a chariot
and the stumbling at a stone, by a full meal or
an empty stomach, by watching at the wine
or by watching at prayers, by the sun or the
moon, by a heat or a cold, by sleepless nights or
sleeping days, by water frozen into hardness
and sharpness of a dagger, or water thawed
into the floods of a river, by a hair or a raisin,
by violent motion or sitting still, by severity or
dissolution, by everything in nature and every
thing in chance.]


The apostle Peter agrees. "The end of all things is near." (1 Peter 4:7-11) This night - tonight - may be "the world's last night" - at least for me. I may go to God this day, or He may come for me. This could be the last hour of my life.

So, I ask myself: How should I invest my time? What activities and attitudes should fill my final hours? Is there some magnificent gesture, some grand and glorious act to mark the end of my days?

First, I must pray: "Be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray," Peter writes. Prayer is my access to God, the way I can stay in touch with Him. It's not so much that prayer moves God, but that it moves me. It aligns me more closely with what He is doing, and conforms me to His will.

I must bring sobriety to prayer, Peter says. It's not that prayer must be joyless, for it can be whimsical (fanciful), light-hearted, musical, full of mirth (cheerfulness). No, what Peter inveighs (protest) against is superficiality (not serious thought). I must take seriously my need to fill my days with prayer because that is the secret of a useful, God-filled life - the means by which God can use me for the highest good. Without prayer I will accomplish exactly nothing.

And then I must love deeply - with great care and determination, "because love covers over a multitude of sins." Love and forgiveness mark me as God's child and remind others of His love. "No one can see God," John said, but they can see me.

Perhaps I can do nothing for a difficult neighbor, a struggling brother, a suffering friend. But I can love them. A smile, a note, a kind word, a brief touch can be the greatest thing in the world when I offer it in love. And even when my journey leads into illness, weakness, and infirmed (feeble) old age, my work can be in loving, which in the end will be my greatest gift to God and to others.

In addition, I must offer hospitality to others without complaining. I can open my home and my heart to those in need; I can be available to anyone who happens to come my way. "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus answers: the next needy person you meet. I must keep my heart open to others and welcome all comers.

Then, I must use whatever gifts God has given me to serve others, "faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." The gifts I have been given and the work I am called to do are from one mind. The God who made me made my path. For whatever days God gives me, I must put into practice His special design and purpose for me so I may live in loving service to Him and to others.

And finally, I must do all these things "with the strength God provides." God must put into me all that He wants to take out of me. I am nothing; He is everything. To Him be the glory (not me).

Prayer, love, hospitality, and humble service. How simple and how satisfying to do these things as though they are the last things I will do on earth. To do them lovingly, faithfully, patiently this day and the next day and the next day . . . If so, the last day will take care of itself.

It's never too late to get started; we're never too old to begin. "I must begin today!"
 

The doctrine of the Second Coming has failed,
so far as we are concerned, if it does not make
us realize that at every moment of every year in
our lives Donne's question
"What if this present
were the world's last night?
"
is equally relevant.
- C. S. Lewis [224]


The doctrine of the Second Coming has failed, so far as we are concerned, if it does not make us realize that at every moment of every year in our lives Donne's question 'What if this present were the world's last night?' is equally relevant. - C. S. Lewis
PHOTO: The doctrine of the Second Coming has failed, so far as we are concerned, if it does not make us realize that at every moment of every year in our lives Donne's question "What if this present were the world's last night?" is equally relevant. - C. S. Lewis
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I love to read old newspapers from the days of the Idaho frontier. One such paper is The Owyhee Avalanche, a chronicle that covered events in and around Owyhee Country (the country to the south of us) in the mid to late nineteenth century.

On May 4, 1867, the paper carried this report: "James Fraser was shot and killed by Indians last Friday evening between sunset and dark." Fraser was a prospector working a gulch below Wagontown in the Owyhee Mountains of Idaho, closing in on pay dirt. He didn't plan to die that day . . . but he died. You just never know.


On May 4, 1867, the paper carried this report: 'James Fraser was shot and killed by Indians last Friday evening between sunset and dark.'
PHOTO: On May 4, 1867, the paper carried this report: "James Fraser was shot and killed by Indians last Friday evening between sunset and dark." He didn't plan to die that day . . . but he died. You just never know.
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Death meets us everywhere . . . and enters in
at many doors. [It enters by the fall of a chariot
and the stumbling at a stone, by a full meal or
an empty stomach, by watching at the wine
or by watching at prayers, by the sun or the
moon, by a heat or a cold, by sleepless nights or
sleeping days, by water frozen into hardness
and sharpness of a dagger, or water thawed
into the floods of a river, by a hair or a raisin,
by violent motion or sitting still, by severity or
dissolution, by everything in nature and every
thing in chance.]
[225]


Death meets us everywhere . . . and enters in at many doors.
PHOTO: Death meets us everywhere . . . and enters in at many doors. By everything in nature and everything in chance.
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The apostle Peter agrees. "The end of all things is near." (1 Peter 4:7-11) [226] This night - tonight - may be "the world's last night" - at least for me. I may go to God this day, or He may come for me. This could be the last hour of my life.

So, I ask myself: How should I invest my time? What activities and attitudes should fill my final hours? Is there some magnificent gesture, some grand and glorious act to mark the end of my days?


The apostle Peter agrees.PHOTO: The apostle Peter agrees. "The end of all things is near." (
1 Peter 4:7-11) This night - tonight - may be "the world's last night" - at least for me. I may go to God this day, or He may come for me. This could be the last hour of my life.
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First, I must pray: "Be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray," Peter writes. Prayer is my access to God, the way I can stay in touch with Him. It's not so much that prayer moves God, but that it moves me. It aligns me more closely with what He is doing, and conforms me to His will.

I must bring sobriety to prayer, Peter says. It's not that prayer must be joyless, for it can be whimsical (fanciful), light-hearted, musical, full of mirth (cheerfulness). No, what Peter inveighs (protest) against is superficiality (not serious thought). I must take seriously my need to fill my days with prayer because that is the secret of a useful, God-filled life - the means by which God can use me for the highest good. Without prayer I will accomplish exactly nothing.


First, I must pray: 'Be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray,' Peter writes.
PHOTO: First, I must pray: "Be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray," Peter writes. Prayer is my access to God, the way I can stay in touch with Him. It's not so much that prayer moves God, but that it moves me. It aligns me more closely with what He is doing, and conforms me to His will.
 I must take seriously my need to fill my days with prayer because that is the secret of a useful, God-filled life - the means by which God can use me for the highest good. Without prayer I will accomplish exactly nothing.
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And then I must love deeply - with great care and determination, "because love covers over a multitude of sins." Love and forgiveness mark me as God's child and remind others of His love. "No one can see God," John said, but they can see me.

Perhaps I can do nothing for a difficult neighbor, a struggling brother, a suffering friend. But I can love them. A smile, a note, a kind word, a brief touch can be the greatest thing in the world when I offer it in love. And even when my journey leads into illness, weakness, and infirmed (feeble) old age, my work can be in loving, which in the end will be my greatest gift to God and to others.


We must love deeply - with great care and determination, 'because love covers over a multitude of sins.'
PHOTO: We must love deeply - with great care and determination, "because love covers over a multitude of sins." Love and forgiveness mark me as God's child and remind others of His love. "No one can see God," John said, but they can see us.
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In addition, I must offer hospitality to others without complaining. I can open my home and my heart to those in need; I can be available to anyone who happens to come my way. "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus answers: the next needy person you meet. I must keep my heart open to others and welcome all comers.


I must offer hospitality to others without complaining.
PHOTO: I must offer hospitality to others without complaining. I can open my home and my heart to those in need; I can be available to anyone who happens to come my way.  I must keep my heart open to others and welcome all comers.
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Then, I must use whatever gifts God has given me to serve others, "faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." The gifts I have been given and the work I am called to do are from one mind. The God who made me made my path. For whatever days God gives me, I must put into practice His special design and purpose for me so I may live in loving service to Him and to others.


I must use whatever gifts God has given me to serve others, 'faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.'
PHOTO: I must use whatever gifts God has given me to serve others, "faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." The gifts I have been given and the work I am called to do are from one mind. Whatever days God gives me, I must put into practice His special design and purpose for me so I may live in loving service to Him and to others.
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And finally, I must do all these things "with the strength God provides." God must put into me all that He wants to take out of me. I am nothing; He is everything. To Him be the glory (not me).


Finally, I must do all these things 'with the strength God provides.'
PHOTO: Finally, I must do all these things "with the strength God provides." God must put into me all that He wants to take out of me. I am nothing; He is everything. To Him be the glory (not me).
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Prayer, love, hospitality, and humble service. How simple and how satisfying to do these things as though they are the last things I will do on earth. To do them lovingly, faithfully, patiently this day and the next day and the next day . . . If so, the last day will take care of itself.

It's never too late to get started; we're never too old to begin. "I must begin today!" [227]


Prayer, love, hospitality, and humble service. To do these things as though they are the last things I will do on earth.
PHOTO: Prayer, love, hospitality, and humble service. To do these things as though they are the last things I will do on earth. To do them lovingly, faithfully, patiently this day and the next day and the next day . . . If so, the last day will take care of itself.
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn that if we do not realise that at every moment of every year in our lives could be the last, the doctrine of the Second Coming has failed. Death meets us everywhere . . . and enters in at many doors. By everything in nature and everything in chance.

The apostle Peter had warned us that ‘The end of all things is near.’ This night - tonight - may be ‘the world's last night’. We may go to God this day, or He may come for us. This could be the last hour of our life.

Lord, we pray for help with the activities and attitudes that should fill our final hours.

Help us to pray. May we have clear mind and self-control so that we can pray. May prayer be the access to God, the way we can stay in touch with Him. It's not so much that prayer moves God, but that it moves us. May it align us more closely with what He is doing, and conforms us to His will.

May we bring sobriety to prayer. According to Peter, prayer need bot be joyless, for it can be whimsical, light-hearted, musical, full of mirth. Peter also inveighs against our superficiality. Help us to take seriously our need to fill our days with prayer because that is the secret of a useful, God-filled life - the means by which God can use us for the highest good. Without prayer we will accomplish exactly nothing.

Help us too, to love deeply - with great care and determination, ‘because love covers over a multitude of sins.’ Love and forgiveness mark us as God's children and remind others of His love. No one can see God but they can see us.

Perhaps we can do nothing for a difficult neighbour, a struggling brother, a suffering friend. But we can love them. May our smile, a note, a kind word, a brief touch can be the greatest thing in the world when we offer it in love. And even when our journey leads into illness, weakness, and infirmed old age, may our work be in loving, which in the end will be our greatest gift to God and to others.

Lord, in addition, help us to offer hospitality to others without complaining. May we open our home and our heart to those in need; may we be available to anyone who happens to come our way. Jesus once said the next needy person we meet is our neighbour. Help us to keep our heart open to others and welcome all comers.

May we use whatever gifts God has given us to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. The gifts we have been given and the work we are called to do are from one mind. The God who made us made our path. For whatever days God gives us, may we put into practice His special design and purpose for us so that we may live in loving service to Him and to others.

And finally, Lord, may we do all these things ‘with the strength God provides.’ God must put into us all that He wants to take out of us. We are nothing; He is everything. To Him be the glory (not us).

Prayer, love, hospitality, and humble service. May we do these things as though they are the last things we will do on earth. To do them lovingly, faithfully, patiently this day and the next day and the next day . . . If so, may the last day take care of itself.

Lord, we learn that it's never too late to get started; we're never too old to begin. May we begin today!

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!
"
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Reflection - Number Our Days - The World's Last Night
Source (book): "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Chapter 44, "The World's Last Night", Page 201.
By David Roper, Pastor, and regular and popular writer for Our Daily Bread.
 

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Reference
[1] From "Teach Us to Number Our Days", Copyright © 2008 by David Roper, ISBN 978-981-11-7184-0, Chapter 44, "The World's Last Night", Page 201-205.

[224] C. S. Lewis, The World's Last Night and Other Essays (1960)

[225] Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living and Dying. Taylor (1613-1667) was a Church of England clergyman.

[226] See 1 Peter 4:7-11 here and in the following references.

[227] A phrase John Wesley is said to have often quoted to himself.


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