And Then They Were Gone...

Scripture:
Psalm 103:13-18 (NIV)

As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
    he remembers that we are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass,
    they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
    and its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children —
with those who keep his covenant
    and remember to obey his precepts.

Devotional:

Time, it slips by second by second.  We are reminded in scripture how finite we are in this life.  I often look around and wonder what the area around me was like several hundred years ago.  I wonder what it was like even fifty years ago.  Something we see as being permanent even slips away over time.  People, who lived during the Revolutionary War, or even the Civil War, are no longer among us.  Who remembers the settler that built their home in colonies or outlying areas?  In two hundred years who will remember us?  This world will continue on after we are long gone.  We try to leave our mark upon this world to be remembered by.  In the end though does it really matter?  Moses didn’t believe it mattered if God was not with them.  Exodus 33:12-13 (NIV):

Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’  If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”

As we go through life we need to remember God.  His presence in our lives is what makes the difference.  God loves those who “fear him.”  He is a merciful and compassionate God.  He will be with us through all things.  In the end this earth will be destroyed and a new heaven and earth will be formed.  In the end we will have eternity with God.  There we will not fade and be forgotten.  As long as we have Christ in our hearts and believe He is our Savior we will have eternal life with Him.  He will not forget us.  God will make us righteous through His Son.  However, our time here is finite.  We only have this life to decide.  God is merciful, He will be with us guiding, protecting, providing.  We only have to trust in Him.  As the flower withers and dies, so we too will pass on.  Before it is too late find Christ in your heart.  Before it is too late, show Christ to others so that they too can find Christ…