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Podcast 45.2 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day
“O my God,” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days—you whose years endure throughout all generations!” Psalm 102:24 ESV
God has no expiration date, but we do. One day we will come to ours, and every sunset is a quiet reminder of that truth. Each day comes to an end, sometimes seemingly quickly, and so shall we. Each day our lives are rushing to their end, but our trust is in He who numbers them.
Earth’s joys grow dim its glories pass away
Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. Psalm 102:25 ESV
The creation is a marvelous reflection of the joys and glories with which God graces our fleeting lives. From the foundations of the earth to the heavens we see a beauty that seems as lasting as the One who made them, but alas they are not. They dim and pass away like us.
Change and decay in all around I see
They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, Psalm 102:26 ESV
The passing nature of the joys and glories of the earth itself are a parallel to the lesser ones we experience every day. That change and decay are part of the fallen state of the age in which we live, an age that leaves us longer for another one where they do not exist.
O Thou who changest not abide with me
…but you are the same, and your years have no end. Psalm 102:27 ESV
We long to dwell in the presence of the One who never changes. We look forward to the day when we will enjoy it forever but want a foretaste of it now. We want to learn to live with an ever-increasing awareness of His presence even as we wait for the day when we always will.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day
Earth’s joys grow dim its glories pass away
Change and decay in all around I see
O Thou who changest not abide with me
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time,
Be Resonant.
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