Today’s Reading: Psalm 102
In Psalm 102, David is writing as one
afflicted and cast down. Life, once again, has become tough – perhaps even
unbearable. He calls his trial a “day of distress” and describes his heart as
being “struck down like grass.” He is lonely. His enemies taunt him. He is
groaning loudly at life’s difficulties. He has his eyes on himself and his
troubles and it has brought him sadness.
Halfway through this Psalm, David turns
his eyes off of himself and looks upward toward God and His throne in Heaven.
At this point, his whole demeanor changes from one who is cast down to one who
is in awe at the greatness and majesty of his God. He begins to remember that
God is on His throne and He will act when the time is right. He reminds himself
that God has a plan and a purpose for this world and one day He will “build up
Zion and appear in His glory.” As his eyes turn upward, David’s heart is filled
with thoughts of our eternal and unchangeable God. What a difference our
perspective makes! If you are in distress today, stop looking at your trial and
look up instead. Like David, when you look upward, your heart will turn from
sadness to awe.
David goes on to reflect on the fact
that God created the heavens and the earth – and He did it without any
difficulty. With the mighty power of His word, our physical universe came into
existence. “Of old You laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the
work of Your hands.” In verse 26, David compares the difficulty factor of God
creating the universe to changing a robe. How difficult is it for you to change
robes? It is one of the simplest and unchallenging tasks we can thing of. Well,
that’s how difficult it was for God to bring our physical universe into
existence! And one day, He will “change robes” and bring a whole new world into
existence. Our universe is not eternal, but our Lord is! The world will pass
away like a robe being changed, but “You are the same and Your years have not
end.”
Our God is eternal and unchangeable. He
is unlike anything or anyone we could ever know or imagine. He is one of a
kind, unique and without comparison. Even describing him with mere words truly
falls short of capturing who He is – our words simply cannot do justice to
describe an indescribable Being.
Our Lord is self-existing, without
origin, and eternal. He has always been and will always be. And God does not
change. In fact, He is not capable of change. Who He is - never changes. His
attributes are the same from before the beginning of time into eternity. His
character never changes – He never gets “better” or “worse.” His plans do not
change. His promises do not change.
So, dear follower of Christ, “Turn your
eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will
grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.” Do you see Him? Keep
looking upward until you, like David, see the greatness and majesty of God.
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