Life is a Temporary Assignment

LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.”
--Psalm 39:4

The Bible is full of verses that talk about the shortness of life on earth.

Life is described as a mist, a fast runner, a breath, a wisp of smoke.

We will be looking at a lot of verses tonight so get your Bibles ready.

Job 8:9                       Psalms 39:4
Psalm 119:19             I Peter 1:17
Phil. 3:19-20              James 4:4
II Corn. 5:20              I Peter 2:11
I Corn. 7:31               II Corn. 4:18
John 16:33                 John 16:20
John 15:18-19            Hebrews 11:13
Hebrews 11:16


To make the best use of your life, you must never forget.

• Compared with eternity, life is extremely short.
• Earth is only a temporary residences.

Real believers realize that “All that is not eternal is eternally useless.” – C.S. Lewis

Point to Ponder

This World is not my home.

Verse to Remember

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

– II Corinthians 4:18

Question to think about

How should the fact that life on earth is just a temporary assignment change the way I am living right now?