Job 7:6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. These words fitly describe the quickness with which the days of our life glide away. The weaver at his frame swiftly throws the shuttle from side to side, backwards and forwards, and every throw leaves a thread behind it, which is woven into the piece of cloth he is making. And Job compares human life to the shuttle's motions. I. THE SWIFTNESS OF OUR DAYS. When anything is gone, and gone forever, we begin to think more of its value. "Man is like a thing of nought — his time passeth away like a shadow." II. EACH DAY HAS ADDED ANOTHER THREAD TO THE WEB OF LIFE. What is our life but a collection of days? Each day adds something to the colour and complexion of the whole life — something for good or evil. Thus each day is, as it were, a representative of the whole life. Of how great importance then is every day! III. WE WEAVE NOW WHAT WE WEAR IN ETERNITY. "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Scriptures declare that our life will be brought into evidence to show whether we were believers in Christ or not. Then let us ask ourselves these questions — 1. On what are we resting our hope of salvation? 2. Is it our sincere desire to be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ? 3. Do we live in the spirit of prayer? 4. How has the day of our life been spent? What have we done for God's glory? (E. Blencowe, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.WEB: My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. |
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