Life Natural is the gift of God that a person has life on earth, that they enter the world as a human being and live here on earth.
• God is the author of Gen 2:7; Acts 17:28
• God preserves Ps 36:6; Ps 66:9
• Is in the hand of God Job 12:10; Dan 5:23
• Forfeited by sin Gen 2:17; Gen 3:17-19
• Of others, not to be taken away Exod 20:13
• Described as
– Vain Eccl 6:12
– Limited Job 7:1; Job 14:5
– Short Job 14:1; Ps 89:47
– Uncertain Jas 4:13-15
– Full of trouble Job 14:1
• God’s loving-kindness better than Ps 63:3
• The value of Job 2:4; Matt 6:25
• Preserved by discretion Prov 13:3
• Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer Isa 38:2-5; Jas 5:15
• Obedience to God, tends to prolong Deut 30:20
• Obedience to parents, tends to prolong Exod 20:12; Prov 4:10
• Cares and pleasures of, dangerous Luke 8:14; Luke 21:34; 2Tim 2:4
• Saints have true enjoyment of Ps 128:2; 1Tim 4:8
• Of saints, specially protected by God Job 2:6; Acts 18:10; 1Pet 3:13
• Of the wicked, not specially protected by God Job 36:6; Ps 78:50
• The wicked have their portion of good, during Ps 17:14; Luke 6:24; Luke 16:25
• Should be spent in
– The fear of God 1Pet 1:17
– The service of God Luke 1:75
– Living to God Rom 14:8; Phil 1:21
– Peace Rom 12:18; 1Tim 2:2
– Doing good Eccl 3:12
• Should be taken all due care of Matt 10:23; Acts 27:34
• Should be laid down, if necessary, for Christ Matt 10:39; Luke 14:26; Acts 20:24
• Should be laid down, if necessary, for the brethren Rom 16:4; 1John 3:16
• Be thankful for
– The preservation of Ps 103:4; John 2:6
– The supply of its wants Gen 48:15
• The dissatisfied despise Eccl 2:17
• We know not what is good for us in Eccl 6:12
• Be not over-anxious to provide for its wants Matt 6:25
• The enjoyment of, consists not in abundance of possessions Luke 12:15
• Is compared to
– An eagle hasting to the prey Job 9:26
– A pilgrimage Gen 47:9
– A tale told Ps 90:9
– A swift post Job 9:25
– A swift ship Job 9:26
– A hand-breadth Ps 39:5
– A shepherd’s tent removed Isa 38:12
– A dream Ps 73:20
– A sleep Ps 90:5
– A vapour Jas 4:14
– A shadow Eccl 6:12
– A thread cut by the weaver Isa 38:12
– A weaver’s shuttle Job 7:6
– A flower Job 14:2
– Grass 1Pet 1:24
– Water spilt on the ground 2Sam 14:14
– Wind Job 7:7
• Shortness of, should lead to spiritual improvement Deut 32:29; Ps 90:12
• Sometimes judicially shortened 1Sam 2:32; 1Sam 2:33; Job 36:14
• Miraculously restored by Christ Matt 9:18; Matt 9:25; Luke 7:15; Luke 7:22; John 11:43
Life Natural