Lengthening of Days

 

Perhaps it’s just me

And maybe it is not you

But this lengthening of days

Has become my view.

 

You may be wondering

What I am talking about

But I will tell you in a minute,

No need to shout.

 

Now, I am a pensioner

But you probably know,

For given how I am looking

It must really show.

 

The shortening of days

You will find in the Word,

It’s really Matthew and Mark

To which I refer.

 

In Matthew 24 verse 22

And Mark 13 verse 20,

The shortening of days is implied

In a prophecy.

 

Whether this be the day

Or the period of time,

This is not what is currently

Occupying my mind.

 

Instead, I reiterate,

It’s the lengthening of days

Since the days seem much longer

When nearing paydays.

 

I live pretty much

From paycheck to paycheck,

Sorry, it’s pension check I mean,

Please check.

 

From the 20th each month

There is a daily grind

In which anticipating pension day

Is on my mind.

Take this April:

That’s been the longest yet,

And I will have to wait till Monday,

You could bet.

 

So, you see what I mean

By the lengthening of days?

It’s very unlike Jesus’ prophecy

In a number of ways.

 

The days do drag along

Just before pension day

And for the last fourteen years

This has been the way.

 

Not with rich people,

Of course not!

But if you are poor like I am,

This is your lot.

 

Please note below

Re information coming to hand,

I received a huge surprise

Which is quite grand?

 

I had written on the 24th

But I got lucky this time,

I woke and checked on the 25th;

My pension is on line.

 

Stewart Russell © April 24, 2025

 

Except the Days be Shortened

 

 

What does this really mean?

I am not even sure I know,

I know what I have been taught

But that was long ago.

 

A time to come in the future

That is the belief of some:

That this refers to a time to come

Before the return of God’s Son.

 

Others believe it has passed

Way back in New Testament times

And I dare say many today

Are with this view inclined.

 

Whether the former or latter

I am not here concerned

But rather, the fleeting of time

My attention to this is turned.

 

Is 24 hours still a day?

Or has one or two been removed?

The days are flying so fast

It’s difficult to stay in groove.

 

Like a train being derailed

And skidding off the track

And carrying with it its many cars

For yards and yards going back.

 

We just celebrated Christmas

No, not this one, the one before,

And before we could settle down

We have celebrated one more.

 

Christmas comes but once a year

Use to be a popular rhyme

But maybe, it is has become twice

Given the passage of time.

 

 

Another year is almost ended

With just five hours to go,

And no doubt last year this time

Many were saying so.

 

Whether the days are shortened

I cannot really tell

But what I know for a certain fact

Things are happening pell-mell.

 

With undue hurry and confusion

I can scarcely keep apace

But this one thing I intend to do

Is to focus on the Saviour’s face.

 

To trust him in spite of outcomes

Or however precarious the times

And to know with full assurance

I am his and he is mine.

 

 

Join me as we traverse 2022

Keeping our trust in God

While standing firm and resolute

Regardless of who may fall.

 

A Blessed New Year to all!

 

Stewart Russell © December 31, 2021