Life Here

Psalm 103: 15, 16 “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.”

This verse sounds pretty pitiful, doesn’t it?  We are compared to grass, we spring up when it rains and we turn pretty and green, but only for a short time.  We die, and the next generation springs up behind us.  The place we had in this world is filled by another.  Sound pretty grim?

It would be totally grim and our lives would be hopeless and useless…except we serve an immortal God who shares his immortality with us through the gift of his Son.

In other words, when our life down here is through, when we wither up and die, we are no longer a part of this world where injustice roams the streets.  We belong to another kingdom, one where death has no place nor presence, or anywhere to rear its ugly head.

Entire countries and cities can be wiped out with one act of nature.  We as mortals cannot stand up to the forces present on this earth.  That’s why there’s a new earth, a new place, a new body awaiting all of us who call on the name of the Lord.

Why?  Because He says when we call on his name we shall be saved.  From what? Death, hell, and the grave.

Want more to read? Read Psalm 107 to see more the character of our God.