“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 This request for wisdom leads to a series of petitions, beginning with a true understanding of human life, that we realize how few are the days we actually have, and how we need to turn to God for security…
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “In Christ” can mean “by or through Christ,” as the agent of our salvation. Christ is also the One in whom we find God’s gifts. We are baptized “into Christ” (as Galatians 3:26–27…