From Limited to Unlimited

Intro

Psalm 90:11–13 “Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants.”

Japan sent naval attack forces in Nov 1941 & attacked USA 7 Dec 1941 without declaration of war

It was to prevent USA joining the war

Pres Franklin Roosevelt started his famous speech the next day in response to this unprovoked attack, live on radio “a date which will live in infamy”

USA & UK joined WWII

Limited

realize your time is limited

Ecclesiastes 9:5 “For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.”

Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.”

Learn

learn to number your days

Isaiah 28:9–10 ““Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little.””

Matthew 11:28–29 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Live

live with wisdom

Job 28:28 “And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ””

Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.”

Rear Admiral Chūichi Hara summed up the Japanese result by saying, "We won a great tactical victory at Pearl Harbor and thereby lost the war."

Satan attacked humanity unprovoked - He won a great tactical victory in Eden but thereby lost the war at Calvary

1 John 2:17 “And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”