Psalm 90 compares God's eternal being and man's passing, temporary life. I love the phrase "
Before the
mountains were
born Or You
gave birth to the
earth and the
world, Even
from
everlasting to
everlasting, You are
God." and " For
a
thousand years in Your
sight Are like
yesterday when it
passes by"
But here's an incredible thought; even though we are like grass that comes up in the morning and by evening has faded away, we can say with the psalmist, "
Lord, You have
been our
dwelling place in
all generations."
The eternal God who sees a thousand years like it was yesterday and who created the world and all that is in it allows us - invites us - to dwell in Him. Awesome!!
When we see our true position in Christ - dwelling in Him - then we will be like the psalmist and see how sinful we are before God. But as we acknowledge our sin - even our secret sin - to Him then we can experience v.
14 O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Dwelling in the eternal God, experiencing His lovingkindness each day, singing for joy and being glad all our days. Awesome!
2 comments:
I really like the theme in this Psalm of the permanency of God. In an ever changing world (can Apple please go 12 months before they bring out another updated version of the iPad - PLEASE!) it is so reassuring to know that God has always been, and always will be.
I also like the "teach us to number our days" - we need to remember that life here is short, no matter how "long" it is. Wise use of our time here is what we do for God.
How do we dwell in Him? Maybe I know not the meaning of dwell.
In the very early morning when the day is new I love to go alone outside and see my flowers. "satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness that we might sing..." How beautiful is the way the poet tells it.
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