Life as a Vapor by John Piper is a series of 31 meditations about our life in light of eternity. Piper tells us clearly the purpose of this book: "my prayer is that these meditations on the Word of God will link you with eternal joy, and make the vapor of your life an everlasting aroma of praise to the glory of Christ." (p 12)Excellent stuff here folks! In doing many of these together as a family, I greatly appreciated the prayer at the end of each meditation - succinct, meaningful, passionate. Here is one to get a taste:
"Lord, You have been our dwelling
place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting You are God."
But we are like grass:
we flourish for a moment and then wither.
We are like a vapor:
we appear from the mouth,
and two seconds later we are gone.
Give us a mind to know the past,
lest we waste our fleeting lives
repeating its mistakes.
In Jesus' never-changing name,
Amen. (p 97)
place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting You are God."
But we are like grass:
we flourish for a moment and then wither.
We are like a vapor:
we appear from the mouth,
and two seconds later we are gone.
Give us a mind to know the past,
lest we waste our fleeting lives
repeating its mistakes.
In Jesus' never-changing name,
Amen. (p 97)
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