"“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered-how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.”" Psalm 39:4,5
Jill Jackett, a beloved teacher, cross country coach and avid runner, was killed by a hit-and-run driver late last week while she was out for her usual morning run in Rochester, New York. She was only 38. Todd Grimes, the athletic director at the school where Jackett worked said, "We have lost so much more than a great coach and teacher. We have lost an amazing person." An opinion shared by many, including Russell Herman, a member of the Bagel Brunch Runners who joined Jill (she was a member) every Saturday for their group long run, "As a runner, she was intensely competitive, but in a quiet way. She’d never admit it, but whenever you ran with her, it was a hard run. So many people are impacted by her death. If anything good comes out of it, it’s that a whole lot of people will carry on her legacy of truly living life to the fullest.”
You know, truly living life to the fullest is something we should all ascribe to do. Wouldn't you agree? David certainly did-which is why he asked God to remind him that his time on earth was short and that his days were numbered saying, "at best, each of us is but a breath." He knew that living each day with the knowledge that it might be his last, or even close to it, would help him to make better choices of how he would spend his time. Think about it... if you knew you only had two months to live, would you live today differently? Would you forgive easier? And love harder? Would you attempt those things you only dream of? And most importantly, would you boldly tell others about Jesus?
The sad truth is, life is short no matter how many days we are given my friend. And since we never know the number of days that will be, we should start living now, making each moment count for something so that we too can leave a "legacy of truly living life to the fullest."
Heavenly Father, thank you for the reminder that life is short. May today be the day that we completely surrender our will to yours that we might live life to the fullest in service to You. Call us out to do great things Lord and equip us to save the lost that we might leave a legacy of faithfulness for others to follow. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
Take my life - Jeremy Camp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkK8RdZ99jM
https://www.runnersworld.com/obituary/rochester-runner-killed-by-driver-remembered
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