December 31, 2024
From Everlasting to Everlasting - Part 2
Psalm 90:3-6
12/31/2024
3 You return man to dust and say, Return, O children
of man!
4 For a thousand years in your sight are but as
yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the
night.
5 You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like
a dream, like grass that is renewed in the
morning:
6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in
the evening it fades and withers. (ESV)
This week, as we ponder the year in review, we hear the Word
of God as given through Moses. Psalm 90 speaks of God's
creation, power, and might. It speaks of our rebellion, our sin,
and the curse of our transgressions.
You return man to dust and say, Return, O children of
man! For a thousand years in your sight are but as
yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a
dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: in
the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the
evening it fades and withers.
This year, as we learned of the passing of various famous
people such as Teri Garr, James Earl Jones, Bob Newhart, and Phil
Donahue, we were made aware of our own mortality. While some
would suggest that we eat, drink, and be merry, we rather should
look at the cause of our short life span and prepare for
eternity.
We prepare by acknowledging our Creator, admitting that His
justice is fair, and trusting in His grace and mercy. Our help
is in the Name of the Lord, our Redeemer from sin, death, and the
power of the devil is Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of the
Father.
May our Lord grant us faith to hear His Word, to believe
that which we learn from the pages of Scripture, and to trust
only in Him. Amen.