In the account of Noah's Ark, found in Genesis 5-10, God gives Noah a sign; a rainbow, His covenant to all men that he would never again flood the entire earth. The word covenant is used in scripture over 270 times, the word promise is used over 100 times. When we are in the midst of a trial in our lives, sometimes it is the hardest time to recall the promises of God; however, this is the time when it is most important to remember what God has promised to us, especially if you are His child.

Something I have found to be a huge blessing to me, is really studying the message of hymns or biblicaly inspired songs that we sing, or hear on the radio on a daily/weekly basis. It is my hope to use this blog as a way of sharing the lyrics to songs that have been a blessing to me, and how they have blessed me and reminded me of a promise given by God, and in turn be a blessing to others.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Life is short, make the most of it!

I have been thinking a lot lately about my life in comparison to eternity. I've heard several messages lately, talked about it in a couple classes, and now in light of the disaster in Japan, it has been prevalent in my thoughts. Proverbs 27:1 tells us not to 'boast' ourselves about tomorrow or the coming years. God does not forbid us to makes plans, on the contrary, God is a god of order, planning what you are going to do tomorrow is not sinful. But don't get so caught up in those plans, that if something happens to prevent those plans from happening, you lose focus on what is important and it destroys your joy.

With the recent events in Japan, I have been thinking a lot about just how short our lives are. If you think about how long God has lived. <------------> He has always been and always will be. We, in our finite state, cannot comprehend just how long eternity truly is. In Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM THAT I AM." God WAS, He IS, and He WILL BE...The wording in scripture is deliberate. God uses, what we know know as, the present tense. I'm not an English teacher, and I'm far from being an English whiz, but I understand this to mean that God is speaking of himself as being permanently the same. Hebrews 13:8 says that 'Jesus Christ (is) the same yesterday, and today, and forever.' He will NEVER change, He will ALWAYS BE. When we think of ourselves in comparison to God, we are barely a speck on the time-line of His being. <--------------------*-----------------------> Yet, He loves us with an everlasting love, and is 'not willing that any should parish, but that all should come to repentance.' (2 Peter 3:9) There is a song that I have learned recently called Be Unto Your Name that sums up this thought perfectly:

We are a moment, You are forever
Lord of the ages, God before time
We are a vapor, You are eternal
Love everlasting, reigning on high.

We are the broken, You are the healer
Jesus Redeemer, mighty to save
You are the love song, we'll sing forever
Bowing before You, blessing your name.

Holy, holy, Lord God almighty
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Highest praises, honor, and glory
Be unto your name, be unto your name.

With Love always, From Champlin, MN (I'm on my spring break)

Jennifer Sandahl :c)
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