Tag: Bible verses about life being a vapor

Bible Verse of The Day – 10-25-19

Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

We wrote a devotional recently based on James 4:14 (life is a vapor) and Ecclesiastes 1:14 (all is vanity and grasping for the wind). In it, we asked the question, “what is life?”.

In response, we had a reader write and ask if this contradicts the idea that life is a gift from God. So, we wanted to clarify this to avoid any kind of misunderstanding.

To answer the question directly, life is definitely a gift from God, no matter how we look at it.

But, to make sense of this and divide the gift from the vapor and the grasping for the wind, let’s break it down a bit further.

When we have the gift of life, given to us by God himself, the question comes down to what we do with it. Do we simply live it as though it is our own, with no accountability to our Creator? Or do we give it to Him and let Him direct our paths?

That right there will determine how we see life as a whole.

James spoke of life being like a vapor. A lifespan is short when compared to eternity. We are here and then gone in a very short time, just as a vapor that comes and goes very quickly.

Solomon spoke about how so much of the way we spend our lives is simply grasping for the wind. Life itself is not grasping for the wind. But the way we spend it can be.

Do we delight ourselves in the Lord, as mentioned in the verse above?

This verse in Proverbs sums it all up nicely:

Proverbs 3:6 (NKJV) 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

You see, if we delight ourselves in Him, and we acknowledge Him in all we do, our lives will never be like grasping for the wind. On the contrary, they will be blessed in so many ways. Psalm 37:4 says He will give us the desires of our heart.

Now that doesn’t sound like grasping for the wind, does it?

It’s all about perspective, and about the choices we make during our ever-so-short lives.

What will we choose? Will we choose to delight ourselves in Him? Will we acknowledge Him in all our ways?

The answers to those two questions will outweigh everything else about our lives.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-23-18

James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Life. We so often look at it as though it will last forever.

But we will all one day realize that life here on earth is temporal and fleeting.

It seems that every week during the last few months we have been reminded again and again of the fragility and fleetingness of life. It truly is only a vapor that is here and gone before we know it.

Friends, acquaintances, family and loved ones leave us, and leave a gaping hole in our hearts, as we say goodbye to them and mourn their passing.

Today we celebrated our oldest grandson’s 11th birthday. Such young life, full of vitality and energy! And so incredible to watch as he grows up right before our eyes, as are all four of our grandchildren.

But even as we watch them grow, we also say goodbye to others. And our hearts ache with the loss. It’s something that we all deal with at different times in our lives; Loss and mourning.

But know this; God wants us to let Him help our hearts heal. No, the person we have lost can never be replaced. But God can touch our hearts and heal them in a way that we might never think possible, if only we will let Him.

So, today we continue to remind everyone about how precious life is, and how not one person reading this is promised a tomorrow. So be sure to love those around you with your whole heart. Forgive and ask for forgiveness quickly.

Take the time to do those things that you want to do with those who are close to you. Don’t leave yourself open to living many years of regret when someone you love passes from this life to eternity.

Life is here. And then it is gone. Let’s live it while it’s here. And love while we can.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-11-17

James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Today we got word that our nephew had passed away. He was in his early 30s. He had been battling cancer for several months. And now his fight was over. He went home to be with Jesus.

We don’t write this to ask for sympathy or for anyone to mourn his passing. But as a reminder that life is precious, and it is very short. For some, it is shorter than for others.

Not a single one of us is guaranteed that we will have a tomorrow. Yet, so many times we tend to live like we have decades ahead of us.

We plan so many things, sometimes years in advance. We put off spending time with our loved ones because we think we will do it “later, when we have time”. We treat life like tomorrow is promised to us and guaranteed to arrive right on schedule.

But here’s the honest truth. Tomorrow will arrive. The sun will rise again in the morning. But neither you nor I are promised that we will be here to see it.

Our lives are like a vapor, like the morning mist that is here for only a short time and then fades away and is gone.

So, we encourage you to cherish today. We need to take advantage of the time we have here and not squander it away on meaningless activities.

Love those that God has placed in your life. Forgive and seek forgiveness. Help others and allow others to help you, if needed.

And while we’re here on earth, let us be like beacons of God’s light, shining on all those we come into contact with.

Shine brightly while we’re here.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-11-17

James 4:14 (NKJV) 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that touch the hearts of others.

I was visiting a nursing home a couple of weeks back. I met all kinds of wonderful people. I smiled with them and talked with them. I really enjoyed being around people I didn’t even know. By the time I left I was hugging and kissing them goodbye like they were my own family.

Some of these people were in wheelchairs. Others were able to walk around. Some could not get up at all. Regardless of their condition, I was blessed and honored to be able to spend time with them.

What a joy it was to listen and take it all in.

There was one lady in particular that I had gone to visit. I’ve known her for years. She was always the kindest, nicest lady and she never had a bad word to say about anyone.

How things change. Now she can barely hold a coffee cup in her hand without spilling. She cries for her mother and she can barely remember anything.

I looked at this woman and thought to myself about how well she has done throughout her life. And now it is our time to hold her and help her finish her last days here.

The simple things in life are so beautiful. And spending time with people that are getting older is one of them. We don’t have to have a lot of money or big gifts to bring. Just bring ourselves.

She and all the rest of them gave me a hug as I was getting ready to leave. Even though I didn’t know most of them, I already miss them.

Time goes by quickly. If there is someone we need to love on, we need to go after them and make a way to see them. We don’t know what tomorrow brings.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-17-15

Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV) 27 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

We spend so much of our time planning. We plan for the future, as if we’re sure that we will have a handle on everything and will be able to carry out our plans.

We go through today as if we know for sure that we will have a tomorrow. Sometimes the choices we make, the things we do and the things we say make a statement about how we view tomorrow.

Planning isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We should be organized and responsible, using our time wisely. And we should never live in fear of what tomorrow might bring. We have to have faith, knowing that it’s all in God’s hands.

But we need to be careful that we never view tomorrow as a right, as something that we’re guaranteed to have. Tomorrow is never a right. It’s always a privilege.

We are only half way through 2015, and already we have known people who have passed away who would be viewed as too young to die. 56 years old, 44, 36 and others who hadn’t “lived their lives out yet”, are all gone. And all of them suddenly.

James 4:13-14 (NKJV) 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

Not a single one of us knows what tomorrow will bring, or if we will even have a tomorrow.

We need to treat each precious day with respect. We need to love those in our lives as though we might not have a tomorrow to show them our love. And we need to care for others in a way that they will know we mean it.

We touch on this subject every so often, not to be morbid or depressing, but as a gentle reminder for all of us.

If we, or those that we know, were to be gone tomorrow, would we have loved and given 100 percent?

Something to think about.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-16-15

Psalm 39:5 (NKJV) 5 Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.

We are, at the very best, vapor.

It doesn’t matter what we attain, what we accomplish or how much we accumulate while we’re alive here on earth. In the end, we are all the same.

We can be a homeless person on the street or the CEO of a billion dollar global corporation, living in a multi-million dollar mansion. It doesn’t matter. Because when we breathe our last breath, our life has been no more than a vapor.

We may live to be a hundred years old. And we may be looked upon as being alive for many decades, but in the eyes of God, our age is nothing.

Life goes by so fast. I always tell people who have a newborn baby that they had better not blink, because if they do, their child will be an adult and moving out of the house to get married.

Many people chuckle when I say that to them, but years later, they tell me how true it is, as they see their children growing up so quickly.

We need to cherish each day that we’re given. Each day is a gift from God, not ours to dawdle away or waste.

We need to love those around us and spend time with them while we can. We never know when we will see someone for the last time.

Let’s live life with purpose, not letting it slip through our fingers. This may sound cliché, but it’s a truth that only we can embrace and bring to reality in our own lives. Nobody can do it for us.

So love God and those He has placed in your life. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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