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It’s turned cold. Many of us wake up to frost on our cars. Before we can drive our vehicles, we need to clear the frost.

I start the car and turn on the windshield heating and defroster. I also scrape the frost from the windshield. Slowly, as the car warms up and the heating blows warm air onto the windshield, the frost melts.

Like early morning frost, our lives are fragile, temporary. Here one moment, gone the next. Recently, this thought has crossed my mind a lot. I have a significant birthday in a few days. Being a year older reminds me that God holds my life in his hands. My days are numbered by the Lord. He knows when I rise and when I shall finally rest. This became even clearer to me last weekend. On Saturday morning, I had the privilege of being with a dear Trinity friend who passed peacefully into the presence of Jesus.

Psalm 90:12 says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” The Lord reminds us to have a humble and grateful perspective; he reminds us that life is precious; he reminds us that life ought to be treated with dignity. When we honour the gift of life he has given us, we display wisdom. And this wisdom means trusting ourselves completely into the arms of Jesus.

Like early morning frost our lives are fragile. Our days on earth are numbered. But in Christ, our days in glory are beyond number.

Today, trust the arms of Jesus to hold you in the situations and circumstances that lie before you. Be wise. And live with gratitude and humility.

視頻大意翻譯 (video Chinese translation):

嗨!

最近天氣變冷了。意思是說我們許多人起床時會看見車子結霜了。在開車之前，我們必須清理霜。

我啟動汽車並打開擋風玻璃加熱和除霜器，刮掉擋風玻璃上的霜。慢慢地，隨著汽車預熱，暖氣將暖空氣吹到擋風玻璃上，霜就融化。

就像清晨的霜一樣，我們的生命是脆弱、短暫的。前一刻在這裡，下一刻就消失了。最近，這個想法在我腦中閃過很多次。幾天後我就要過一個重要的生日了。長一歲提醒我，神將我的生命掌握在他的手中。我的日子被主數算。他知道我什麼時候起來，什麼時候終將休息。上週末，我更加清楚地瞭解了這一點。星期六早上，我有幸與一位親愛的教會朋友在一起，他平靜地進入了耶穌的同在。

詩篇90:12節說” 求你指教我們怎樣數算自己的日子、好叫我們得着智慧的心。”主提醒我們要有謙卑和感恩的眼光;他提醒我們，生命是寶貴的;他提醒我們，生命應被有尊嚴地對待。當我們尊重他所賜予我們的生命禮物時，我們展示了智慧。而這種智慧意味著將自己完全交托在耶穌的懷抱中。

是的，就像清晨的霜一樣，我們的生命是脆弱的。我們在世上的日子屈指可數。但在基督里，我們在榮耀中的日子是無可計數的。

今天，相信耶穌的臂膀會在你面前的處境和環境中扶持你。要有智慧。並以感恩和謙卑的方式生活。

讓我們禱告。

Grace and peace

Pastor Callum