Verse of the Day 6/10

 

Psalm 90:2

Before the mountains were brought forth,
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

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For a thousand years in your sight
    are but as yesterday when it is past,
    or as a watch in the night.  English Standard Version (ESV)

My wife and I celebrated our 34th anniversary over the weekend, it is hard to believe that it has been that long, the time has flown by and we've been blessed.  For our anniversary we decided to take a drive up to Virginia to see some of the historical sites.  As we drove north into Virginia we saw the "blue ridges" on the mountains, we saw the mist and the "smoke" reminding me of where the names blue ridge and smoky mountains came from.  These mountains are well worn giving testimony to their age, while not taking away from their beauty, actually enhancing it.

We then toured Appamattox where General Lee surrendered to General Grant and saw the room and table where this was signed.  They are long gone but we still can see the place, some of the homes restored and we could see the trails where the troops marched through the village and laid down their arms.  We sat under trees that some of these same soldiers would have sat under.  It brought a sense of wonder, in some sense it was like time had stood still, but we all know that time marches on.

But these verses indicate that those 150 years have gone by like a day and God is still the same as yesterday.  He is faithful, changing never.  The One who holds time in His hands is there watching over us.  He meets us at the place where we surrender our lives to Him, and He will lead us faithfully into eternity where we will give praise and glorify Jesus for all that He has done.

Here on earth, our lives too will fade and burn off like the wisps of the vapor on the mountains, but Jesus and His love will remain.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
There's just something about that name
Master, Savior, Jesus
Like the fragrance after the rain
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
Let all heaven and earth proclaim
Kings and kingdoms shall all pass away
But there's something about that name.

Blessings,
Mike
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Psalm 90:1-11The Message (MSG)

A Prayer of Moses, Man of God

90 ^1-2 God, it seems you've been our home forever;
    long before the mountains were born,
Long before you brought earth itself to birth,
    from "once upon a time" to "kingdom come"—you are God.

^3-11 

So don't return us to mud, saying,
    "Back to where you came from!"
Patience! You've got all the time in the world—whether
    a thousand years or a day, it's all the same to you.