January 22, 1999, Friday

How old do you think the mountains and the world are?

Are your expectations frequently exceeded, or are the

results usually less than what you expected? What type

of life foundation is the most secure?

The Psalmist declared and probably knew that from the

perspective of this earth, it's age can not be compared

by eternal standards. We often look to mountains and

oceans as those formations that last many generations-

"Before the mountains were formed and made, and before

You formed the earth and the world, even from eternity

to eternity You are God" (Psa 90:2); Jehová El Olam.

God is control of all time standards on earth and also

controls the times when earth's time is over.

Peter understood the temporal nature of our time here on

earth, but knew that God would keep His promises to us--

"By grace God has given to us exceedingly great and the

precious promises, that through these you may be partakers

of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that

is in the world through lust" (2Pe 1:4). To escape loss of

life is what men have searched for ages. Our God has made

a promise that exceeds what we may expect. To have a new

eternal divine nature certainly exceeds our expectations.

The wise King Solomon observed that bad things often can

happen to all men, but there is a difference to the outcome-

"When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But

the righteous has an everlasting foundation" (Pro 10:25).

Regardless of loss of life, the righteous person has the

eternal hope and promise of God that he will live. Not so

with the wicked who believes that this life will simply be

over when it is over. Those who believe in another way to

eternal life other than Christ will be disappointed.

Let us remember the God that is our Everlasting God. God's

Name is Jehová El Olam. He is the God of Eternity that always

was and always will be. He is the God who has an eternal purpose

for us that Exceeds what any mind may conceive. He understands

human frailty and the shortness of life. Lift your hands to Him

and Praise Him today for the fact that He is the God who is our

Everlasting God that will always be there for us!