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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Though Our Days May Be Numbered God Is With Us



Verses: Psalms 90: 1 - 17

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.



My thoughts about the verses:

We all have a limited number of days on this Earth.  The fact is that only those that are here at the time of tribulation will not experience death.  Jesus himself went to the cross and died.  We all try to postpone that moment.  We attempt to live forever.

We mourn when our family members pass away.  Our hearts feel betrayed when someone close to us takes their last breath.  We weep because of the lost we feel deep in our hearts.  Yet, I say this should be a time of rejoicing.

God is our salvation.  We that call upon God will have a home that is brighter than today.  We will have a place without pain and grief.  We will live a life that is full of freedom.  The Heavenly Realm is waiting for all to come and to find peace at last.

The Psalm is attributed to Moses as the Israelites walked in the desert.  They had chosen to disobey God.  They had turned away and became disobedient to the one that had saved them from captivity in Egypt.  Yet, again God was just.

Their children would enter the promise land.  They would find a home that they could dwell in for all time.  The gift was given to them by God.  Yet, they did not learn from the mistakes of their ancestors.

The children would again turn away from God.  They would become disobedient once again.  Their freedom would be taken because they forgot who had saved them.  They would face exile from their promised land because of their disobedience.  Just like their ancestors they would learn that God needed to be the focal point of their life.

Even though they would once again face exile God was with them.  God would one day restore their nation.  God would bring them back to freedom and peace.  Yet, their ancestors would face the same hardship.  They too would one day turn away from God. 

Throughout history the people of God have lost their focus.  They begin concentrating on worshipping other items instead of worshipping God.  They lose their freedom and peace.  This not only happens to entire nations, but to individuals.  We as a people have to decide to stay focused on God.  As you read the Bible you will see so many that stood up for their love of God.  They did not follow the populace instead they kept focused on God.

We need to evaluate our own life.  We need to make sure that our center focus is on the One that can make us free.  We need to worship God even when others turn away.  Each one of us can make the decision to follow God throughout our lifetime.  Think back to Moses he did not enter the promise land even though he had been chosen by god to free the people.  Yet, he continued to the end worshipping God and praising God for all that had been done for him.

Prayer:

We praise you God for your unconditional love.  We thank you for never leaving us even when we turn away.  Help us today to put you before all other things.  Help us to learn from the experiences of the past so that we do not repeat it.  Help your children show love and compassion to the world.  Lord we know that you are our freedom and for that we say thank you.  In the name of the holy One we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you accepted the peace of God?  Is God the center of your life?  What do you need to learn about your past so that you will not repeat it in the future?  Is there something that you need to give over to God?  Is today the day that you give your life completely to the One that can save you?

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