In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
Psalm 102:25-27 NIV
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.
This passage contrasts the creation with its creator. It tells me that:
- God is the creator
- That all I see is a part of his creation
- The creation had a beginning
- In the beginning, God was already
- The creation will come to an end
- But, unlike the creation, God is eternal
- And, unlike his creation, he remains unchanged
I do not understand eternity. I have a hard time comprehending the age and size of the creation. Nor can I begin to comprehend the unchanging nature of God. But fortunately, I do not have to fully understand God’s eternal, unchanging nature to worship, serve, and trust him with my life.
Because of God’s eternal, unchanging nature, I can trust that his love for me will endure throughout eternity. And that I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever (Psa. 23:6). Regardless of what might happen to me in this life, I know that my eternity is secure. Because of the eternal, unchanging nature of the God to whom I have entrusted my life (2 Tim. 1:12).
