Psalm 39:4-5 - “Lord, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah."
Do we really understand that we are a mere breath? Or, a vapor as James describes us? (James 4:14) Our depth of understanding of our transitoriness will depend on our comprehension of God and His eternality. Without the fear of the Lord and an understanding of His greatness, we will not adequately understand our insignificance and our smallness in the grand scheme of things. Hopefully, as we age, we grow in our understanding that we are not "bullet-proof" and we will not escape the Reaper. Our fear will determine how we ultimately embrace the inevitable. If we do not fear the Lord and surrender to Him, we will surrender in fear to hopelessness and dread.
Our breath is only significant when it is inhabited by the Spirit of God. Otherwise, the very air we breathe is inhabited by ever-nearing death. But, when the Holy Spirit lives within, every breath is eternal and a calculated nearing to our eternal destiny.
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