Timeless vs. Temporary

Read:  Psalm 86 / Proverbs 31 / Jeremiah 30 / 2 Cor. 4 

 

Psalm 86:11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

Proverbs 31:30 Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Jeremiah 30:22 Ye shall be my people… I will be your God.

2 Corinthians 4:18 We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

 

The things we see are temporary;

The timeless things are now unseen. 

We do not need a commentary

To illustrate what these things mean. 

 

Our beauty fades like flowers do,

And fleeting favor soon is gone,

So, with eternal things in view,

We trust the Lord who leads us on. 

Goal of God

Read:  Psalm 85 / Proverbs 30 / Jeremiah 29 / 2 Cor. 3 

 

Psalm 85:8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints.

Proverbs 30:4-5 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended?... he is a shield unto them that… trust in him.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

 

The goal of God is our perfection,

To give us an expected end. 

How much we need our Lord’s direction!

How much we need Him as our Friend!

 

The thoughts of God that He unveils

Are not of evil, but of peace. 

We see His purpose that entails

His likeness in us to increase. 

Foolish Fear

Read:  Psalm 84 / Proverbs 29 / Jeremiah 28 / 2 Cor. 2 

 

Psalm 84:5-7 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee… passing through the valley… They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Jeremiah 28:16,17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year.

2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but… in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

 

As we appear before the Lord,

His presence purges foolish fear,

But fools will seek for man’s reward,

As if God doesn’t see or hear. 

 

Yet we are sure that God is there

And that our ways are in His sight. 

The fear of man will bring a snare;

The fear of God renews our might.