Psalm 90
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3 You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men."
4 For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
5 You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning-
6 though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.
7 We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation.
8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9 All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan.
10 The length of our days is seventy years or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.
The Lord Of Our Years
When the Concise Oxford English Dictionary announced in 2006 that the word time was the most-often used noun in the English language, it didn’t seem surprising. We live in a world where people are obsessed with using days, saving minutes, and trying to find more hours in the day. Although each of us has all the time that there is, few of us think we have enough.
Perhaps that’s why Psalm 90 is such a treasured passage. It shifts the focus from our time-bound lives to our eternal God. “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God” (v.2).
A stanza in Matthew Bridges’ well-known hymn “Crown Him With Many Crowns” begins: “Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time.” A potentate is a sovereign, a monarch, an anointed majesty—one who does not seek appointment or run for election.
God created time. He rules and transcends it. When we feel frustrated by the calendar or captured by the clock, a quiet reading of Psalm 90 reminds us that our days and years are in the hands of our eternal God.
Crown Him the Lord of years,The Potentate of time,Creator of the rolling spheres,Ineffably sublime. —Bridges
We must have a right view of eternity to know the real value of time.
Wow!!! now is 320am in the morning of wedsnesday and when i was reading the previous two post, i was like waliao!!! how can these people still have this kinda faith!!! faith that stands to still even in the storm!!! faith to still give thanks and pray for others!!! wow!!! i was amazed and just couldn't believe, i mean how can???!!! waliao!!! ok, maybe i know can but when it comes to practising this faith, again, am still learning...then i read our daily bread after being amazed by the previous two gossipers...The above was today's devotion and i believe this speak to all of us who are taking exams now...For the past few days, studying the hardest unit of my course, i was just getting more and more disappointed and just couldn't couldn't bring myself to believe i can finish studying everything and finish memorising every single thing before i enter the exam hall!!! it's just practically impossible!!! how can???!! i think here think there also there's just NO WAY!!! there were moments that i just wanted to GIVE UP!!! just sleep and GIVE UP the test!!! but no...i couldn't...=)
Time is in God's hands...He gave us TIME and He will provide TIME!!! wow...i just know that now in this TIME of TORTURE (for me lar), i really need to surrender 100%. I may not be able to finish studying everything, but i must i must i must surrender everything to God, coz He can do wonders if only we believe and surrender...not just saying it, but really doing it, putting it into action. SO HARD LAR!!! but but but...it's worth it!!!
Lord, i just pray now that You bless every single reader. Lord, You know how tired we are, You know how weak we are. I pray that LOrd You just grant us wisdom like no other and peace like no other. I pray You give us strength to go on and not give up. I pray that You protect us protect us from the world! Lord, help us!!! really come and help us now!!! Help us to stand still and practice our faith!!! Help us to do well...We surrender!!! in Jesus most precious mighty name i pray AMEN=)
