This Temporary Life by David Jeremiah

This Temporary Life The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Psalm 90:10 “Temporal” signifies earthly things, bound by time. A “temp” employee works for a set amount of time. A “temporary” circumstance is short-lived rather than permanent. Temporal, temp, temporary—all are derived from the Latin tempus, or “time.”

Recommended Reading: Job 5:7

Though some difficult circumstances in life can last for extended periods, most are temporary. We comfort ourselves with the knowledge that “this too shall pass.” And even if the circumstance doesn’t pass immediately, we know that God is with us in the midst of the storm (Mark 4:35-41). We are people created for eternity (Ecclesiastes 3:11), yet our life on earth lasts only a few decades (Psalm 90:10). Therefore, we can say that our life on earth is temporary; our permanent life begins with faith in Jesus (John 17:3). Our life is eternal, with only part of it spent on this earth until the new earth arrives (Revelation 21:1). Whatever your circumstances are today, know that they are temporary. Your permanent life is hidden in God forever (Ephesians 3:9). One spiritual mercy is worth more than all temporal blessings.  William S. Plumer