"All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died" (Gen 5:27) 'Methuselah' means, 'he dies'. It is interesting to observe that the man who lived the longest always carried death with him. It is a pity that though he lived for such a very long time on the earth, it has not been recorded that he did anything - except that he begat sons and daughters! He did not do anything for the glory of God though God had given him health and other good things.
It isn't how long you live that matters, but how you live. 'Don't count your days, but make your days count.' Let each day be your masterpiece. Invest every minute you have in things of eternal value.
Once a 17-year-old girl went to be with the Lord. Her life had been a fragrant and fruitful one and everyone was sad that she was taken away in the prime of her life. One believer asked the Lord why He took her away so young. Then he had a vision. The girl was in heaven and she was being introduced by one angel to another angel. "She is 85 years old!" the angel was saying. Then the believer woke up and the Lord told him, "Though physically she was only seventeen, spiritually she reached 'full age'. I have completed My work in her; she has completed her life's work."
"The life that counts must toil and fight;
Must hate the wrong and love the right;
Must stand for truth, by day, by night -
This is the life that counts.
The life that counts must aim to rise
Above the earth to sunlit skies;
Must fix its gaze on Paradise -
This is the life that counts."
- TPM "Morning Manna"
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