Unchanging God - Reflections on From Everlasting (Psalm 90)

Psalm 90 celebrates, in poetic language, the breathtaking eternity of God. “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God” (v. 2). While each of us had a beginning and each of us will one day close our eyes in death, God has always existed, and he will never die. Because of our descent into sin, human lives are short, full of trouble, and end with a sigh. Generation after generation is swept away like a flood. We flourish like grass in the morning, then wither away. That is our fate before the holy God who knows all our sinful ways. But Psalm 90 comforts us. It tells us the everlasting God has been our dwelling place through all generations (v. 1). From the dawn of history, God's people have found a home in the Everlasting One, where his perfect love and favor never end. Though our lives are punctuated with sorrows and proceed relentlessly toward physical death, God's love for us will endure as long as he endures. As we wait for Christ to return and make all things new, the Everlasting God sovereignly governs each of our days with perfect wisdom. He helps us number our days (v. 12), and establishes the work of our hands (v. 17), bestowing them with eternal significance. So, whether today brings joy or tragedy, or a collision of both, we can rest in the wisdom of the Lord's plan, knowing that he is the Everlasting God. From Everlasting (Psalm 90) by Sovereign Grace, from the album Unchanging God: Songs From The Book Of Psalms Vol 1. Reflections curated by Sovereign Grace Music.

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Unchanging God - Reflections on The Lord Almighty Reigns (Psalm 93)

When we go through trials and suffering, we often hear the roaring winds and crashing waves of our troubles the loudest. In those seasons, it can be hard to discern anything but a foreboding sense of pain and loss. We can be easily tempted to quake in fear, run to distraction and entertainment, or give up completely. The psalmist can relate. Three times he declares, “the floods have lifted up their voice” (v. 3). He paints a picture of loud, all-consuming terror that consumes his attention and drains his energy. But his solution is not to turn his back on God. Neither does he pray the floods would abate and the trials disappear. He simply confesses this truth: “The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty” (v. 1). Like the psalmist, we declare this reality: “He reigns when oceans roar, He reigns above the storm.” We know that God is “enthroned on high” and that He is “stronger than the seas...just in His decrees...worthy of our trust...ever here with us.” The floods of trials may lift up their voice, but the loudest roar and the mightiest thunder comes from the Lord. So tune your ears rightly. Hear his trustworthy Word and believe his decree: “all things work together for good” (Romans 8:28), even floods and storms. Then fix your gaze on his majesty, most gloriously displayed in his love for you at the cross of Christ. There, the flood of God's wrath was poured out on him instead of you. The Lord Almighty Reigns (Psalm 93) by Sovereign Grace, from the album Unchanging God: Songs From The Book Of Psalms Vol 1. Reflections curated by Sovereign Grace Music.

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