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“If Christ has died for me, ungodly asylum I am, without strength as I am, then I cannot live in sin any longer, but must arouse myself to love and serve Him who has redeemed me.” Charles Spurgeon
———/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. Thou turnest man back to the dust, and sayest, ‘Turn back, O children of men!”‘ Psalm 90:2-3 Moses likens your life span to a dream and to grass. The end of life is like the morning when you awake only to realize you were dreaming. Like grass, not a cedar or oak, you grow for a short season and die. Moses contrasts the frailty and brevity of human life with the timelessness of God. His prayer is a reminder of the way things are. By divine decree God returns you to dust. “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.”336 God spoke and the worlds came into existence, and by His word “turn back” we become dust. “All our days pass away under thy wrath.”337 Sin guarantees the wrath of God; it is contrary to His nature to respond otherwise. Redemption requires death. How terrible if we were locked into a body prone to fatigue, sickness, and pain without any escape. “All our days pass away; they are soon gone, and we fly away.”338 Moses, the author of Genesis, may have been thinking of the Patriarchs, many of whom lived almost a thousand years. The brevity of life is an expression of grace for those who hope in Jesus Christ. In this we see His wrath and grace meeting perfectly. His wrath demands the justice of the cross, and His grace uses His wrath to shorten our days as He prepares us for heaven. 336 Psalm 33:6 ———/:///// Proverbs 13-15 2 Corinthians 5 (New King James Version) Proverbs 13-15 2 Corinthians 5 |
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Mark 11:24 24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in Prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Colossians 4:2 2Devote yourselves to Prayer, being watchful and thankful. James 5:16 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The Prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. ——://///
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