Try to imagine God's righteousness, His perfection, His holiness. How do we even try to describe these? Although this is a very weak comparison, I picture brand new carpet, pristine white plush carpet. A bucket full of mud is not really welcome in that room! The slightest blemish of dirt will be easily seen, there is no hiding it.
Psalm 90 has a series of verses (7-12) that take this image, this example, to the very highest place, to God Himself. God has placed our sin, our iniquities, right before Him and His perfection. Verse 8 can be haunting. Even our secret sins are clear to Him, simply because of His presence. The psalmist says "the light of Your presence." Now I see my bucket of ugly, muddy sin, and how dare I place that before our holy God. But that is exactly what He has done. He wants us to know that He sees it all.
So what do I do with that??? According to this section, I apparently need to number my days. I need to realize my time here is short, and to make each moment I have count for Him. I must try to reduce the number of sins that are placed before Him, because, as a follower of the Almighty, I have choices to make about my sin. I must certainly understand His anger and wrath, as well as his mercy and love, and then finish my years, not with a sigh, as in verse 9, but rather like in verse 12, where I must strive to present to Him a heart of wisdom.
My choices count. There will be opportunities today to choose Him or the world. Numbering my days, and it starts today!
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