Was It Honorable? — When This Life Ends

J. A. Fisch
Feb 2
3 min read

Scripture:

“This is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

Here is what these words mean:

Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.

Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

-Daniel 5:25–28

Additional Readings: Matthew 28:19–20, Luke 24:47, Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Colossians 3:1–3

Intro:

It is a hard truth to face—but one we cannot escape.

We will not remain on this earth forever. Our days are numbered. Our lives are moving toward an end whether we acknowledge it or not. And when that moment comes, what we lived for will be revealed.

We can spend our lives collecting what will never follow us into eternity.

Or we can live in a way that glorifies God—leaving an eternal impact long after we are gone.

Our Days Are Numbered

In Daniel 5, a king is confronted with a message he cannot erase. The writing on the wall declares a sobering reality: he has been weighed, measured, and found wanting.

That moment was not about fear—it was about truth.

Scripture teaches us that every life will be evaluated. Not by comparison to others, not by intentions, but by what we actually lived for. At the end of it all, the question is not how busy we were, how comfortable we became, or how much we accumulated—but whether our life honored God.

We often sense a void in our lives. A quiet dissatisfaction that no achievement seems to fill. That emptiness exists because we were created for more than survival—we were created for purpose.

Jesus gave that purpose clearly:

“Go and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:19)

Yet somewhere along the way, many of us became distracted.

We go to work where God is never mentioned.

We come home exhausted and sit in front of screens while our Bibles gather dust.

We delay obedience, assuming there will be more time.

But the enemy thrives on delay and distraction.

The enemy offers comfort, noise, and compromise.

Jesus offers truth, obedience, and eternity.

There is a dangerous deception in the world today that claims sharing the gospel is hateful. It is not. The gospel is truth. And truth is love.

One day the noise will stop. The distractions will fade. And every one of us will stand before God with the life we actually lived—not the one we meant to live.

And the question will remain:

Was it honorable?

Heart Reflection Questions

If God weighed my life right now, what would matter most in His eyes — and what would matter least?
What has been quietly replacing God in my priorities?
Where has God been convicting me that I’ve been ignoring or delaying?
If I stood before Jesus today, would I be confident in how I’ve stewarded my time, gifts, and calling?
What is one concrete change God is calling me to make starting now?

Closing Prayer

Lord God Almighty,

You are the One who numbers our days and sees every hidden thing. Nothing in my life is unseen by You—no motive, no delay, no excuse. I confess that too often I have lived distracted, busy with what fades, slow to obey what matters. I have traded eternal purpose for temporary comfort, and I ask You to forgive me.

Search my heart, O God, and weigh me in Your truth. Remove what does not honor You. Break my attachment to what will not last. Teach me to live awake—to live intentionally—with eternity always before my eyes. I do not want my life to be measured by what I gained, but by how faithfully I followed You.

Give me courage to speak the gospel without fear. Give me boldness to obey without delay. Help me live in a way that reflects Christ clearly to a watching world. Let my days be spent for Your glory, my words be shaped by truth, and my life be an offering that points others to Jesus.

And when my days on this earth are complete, let my life tell a story that honors You—a story of faith, obedience, and love. May I stand before You not clinging to excuses, but resting in Christ, having lived fully for what mattered most.

I surrender my time, my priorities, and my future into Your hands.

In the name of Jesus.