Our God Forever and Ever

Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

If you stop and think there are few things in our lives that are permanent.  Change is a constant. Chances are the town, or part of the city you grew up in has changed. People move out and move in to where your “neighbors” lived.  Your parents probably have moved to another place. The neighborhood you grew up in probably has changed.  People come into and out of  your life.  Coworkers you have known and worked with for years retire and move on.  In a world that is temporary at best, we desperately seek a sense of permanence. In our search for “permanence’ we can be led to pursue other seemingly permanent things.  Some will be tempted to follow in the path of a faith where change and revelation constantly adjust the path the ‘faithful” are to follow on the road to righteousness.  Others will cling to the earthly treasures in desperate hope they will see them through to the end.  Even civilizations and empires are temporary at best. Personally I wish people would just give up this Mayan worship thing. After all, if a civilization died out, just how reliable can their calendar be anyway? J

But the Lord is the one element of our life that is permanent. The Lord is the rock we can stand on today, tomorrow, and until the day we die.  He was there at the beginning of creation. Genesis 1 tells us how God created the heavens and the earth. He was, is, and always shall be our God.  That friends is an important point. He is there for us now, and He will be there at the end of what we call this life.  Psalm 23 is a great source of comfort in times of sorrow as it clearly gives us the hope we desperately seek in our hour(s) of need.  The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

When we are troubled or in despair we need to remember the simple truth found in Psalm 48. We have a God and He is our God forever and ever. We can all find comfort in that, no matte what the world or this life may seek to throw at us.

PRAYER: Lord and Giver of Life You were there at the beginning of creation. And you are with us today. We are assured that You will be with us at the end of this life waiting for us to come home to You. We thank You for Your love, peace and grace that gives us hope when all around us seems to be crumbling. Your Spirit gives us the faith and comfort to endure all things. Your Son gave us the redemption we could never ever achieve on our own. The Good Shepherd has gathered His flock. For this we give thanks, Amen.