STRESS OUTSIDE of VOCATION
Psalm 90
This is a famous psalm that “determines” the length of human
life. 70 or 80 years – a good span of life. Lot’s can be done within these
years. Thou people often miss that the subscription for the psalm attribute the
text to Moses. And we know that Moses himself lived 120 years. This raises the
question: what was he doing when he passed 70 years mark?
We know it – the answer is very simple – he was a shepherd
herding the flocks for his father-in-law. Verse 10 says that 70 years is a sure
mark a man can plan for. For sure, Moses was aware of sicknesses and wars that
carry away the lives of the young men and women. Yet, under “normal” circumstances
this is what one can expect. Then Moses pushes the boundaries a little further –
maybe 80…
