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Psalm 102:25-28: In ages past you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. Even they will perish but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will fade away. But you are always the same; your years never end. The children of your people will live in security. Their children’s children will thrive in your presence.”
Our world has seen more change from 1900 to the present than in all history recorded before 1900, and things continue to accelerate rapidly. As time speeds by, measured not just in minutes or seconds, but in nano-seconds (billionths of a second), everything changes. Technology changes so fast in our twenty-first century world that we can barely keep up with the upgrades on our computers. Our bodies undergo the inevitable aging process, and we witness constant upheaval in the nations of the world. Material things change and deteriorate. Even the flowers of the field and the stars in the heavens will fade away.
But you Lord, are always the same, says the Psalmist in these verses. The changes in the world do not change God one bit or thwart his plans. He’s the same yesterday, today and forever and his love extends to the next generation and the next. This psalm reminds us that our security can’t be found in any person or thing which is of this ever-changing world. Instead our security is in God and His promises, including the wonderful ones in these verses: that the children and grandchildren of God’s people will live in security and will thrive in the Lord’s presence.
PRAYER: Unchanging Lord, I praise and worship you for your love and faithfulness that extend from one generation to the next. Thank you for this reminder that although our circumstances may change and the things around us pass away, you remain the same forever. Help me to find my security in your eternal sameness. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
THOUGHT: “Change and decay in all around I see, O Thou who changest not, abide with me.” (Henry Lyte).
From The One-Year Praying Through The Bible (Cheri Fuller).
Graham Ng