- Knows the days
Psalm 37:18
The Lord knoweth the days of the upright:
And their inheritance shall be forever.
The upright are the believers in Christ: the righteous, His people, the children of God, the saints, those who keep covenant with God. The upright are the beneficiaries of many promises of the Lord throughout the Psalms; it would behoove one to become one of the “upright,” through faith in Jesus.
The Lord “knows the days:” He knows how many there will be; He knows the good days and bad days and why they are the way they are; He knows how to grant good days and make bad days better; He is involved in everyday life. He knows the days because He always loves us and cares about us and He is always there. God’s presence with us at all times, day and night, is a constant and an instant comfort and strength for us. It is not only that the Lord is with us, that His presence surrounds us, that He knows, but it is also that He is doing something all the time working out all things together for good. This cannot often be seen, but it can always be believed because the Lord promised.
The second part of this promise is a “forever inheritance.” The upright are the heirs of God and have received the inheritance of whatever belongs to God, like His very own Life which He shares with us, and His Kingdom which He gives to us. And we have the promise that we will never lose that promised inheritance; death does not separate us from the inheritance but actually seals it to us. When God gives spiritual things to us they are eternal and can never be removed or lost. When God give physical blessings they always come with spiritual blessings; the physical are temporary while the spiritual are eternal. For example: God gives daily bread which is a temporary blessing and then passes away, but with the bread He gives us more of Himself when we receive it with thanksgiving, and that does not pass away. God grants, according to promise, an inheritance that is forever.