Psalm 90:1-2 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. (2) Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."
Yesterday and today, my thoughts have been upon the greatness of our God. I
know that is supposed to be my thoughts everyday, but there are times when my
thoughts drift to myself, my struggles, and the troubles and trials of my loved
ones. I rejoice in the fact that our Lord is our dwelling place even though
sometimes I'm like a prodigal in that my thoughts drift away from that dwelling
place. But I'm thankful that the arm of my Lord is not shortened. He is able to
reach out and bring me back into His presence. The Lord upon whom I depend is
the very same God who spoke this universe into existence. He is the same God
who commanded the Red Sea to part and allow the children of Israel to cross
over on dry land. He's the same God who provided the needs of His people as
they wandered through the wilderness. He still provides our needs. He's the
same God who walked around in the fire with the three Hebrew children and
closed the mouths of the lions in the den. He's the same God who loves us so
much that He sent His only begotten Son into this world of sin to die for us.
He's the same God who raised His Son from the dead and freed us from the prison
of sin wherein we were held. Yes, He's the same God! Aren't you thankful?
When did He become God? Now, that's a question, isn't it? Well, if you can find
when "everlasting" began, then you can find when God began. And when
you can find that "everlasting" ends, then you can know when God will
cease to be God. The thing about that is this - When you think you have found
the beginning of everlasting, there is still everlasting before that moment and
when you think you have found the end of everlasting, there will still be
everlasting after that moment. God always has been and He always will be. When
God formed Adam from the dust, He was the dwelling place. When the very last
one shall be conceived, He will still be the dwelling place. Before this world
was created, He was the dwelling place. When this world comes to an end, He
will be the dwelling place. Can you see how my thoughts have been going in the
past two days? Sometimes I wonder if we really stop to give God the proper
place in our thoughts. God forbid that we would ever take Him for granted. He
allows us to dwell in Him and without Him, we can do absolutely nothing. He is
our all and in all. "The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I
have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I
drawn thee." (Jeremiah 31:3) Yes, when you find the beginning of
everlasting, you will find that He loves you. When you find the end of
everlasting, you will find that He loves you. Thank you, Heavenly Father!
There is a name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
it sounds like music in my ear,
the sweetest name on earth.
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
O how I love Jesus,
because he first loved me!