Trusting God beyond our own lifetime

God deserves our trust because he never changes. What he has decreed will come to pass. What he has done remains forever. Psalm 33:11 - "The counsel of Yahweh stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations."Throughout this unchanging counsel of the Bible, by contrast the life we have been given is represented as a fleeting and temporal existence.James 4:14 - What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.This recognition of our own mortality should drive us closer to God, not farther from him. Because we understand we are so temporary, we should seek to latch on to those things that are eternal, that reach beyond our short time that we have while we are here. Our thoughts should run in step with those of the psalmist:Psalm 90:12 - So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.Think of the cathedral builders who recognized they were working on a project that would not be completed for decades or even over a hundred years. They worked every day as a link in a chain that they knew could extend beyond their working lifetime. If we had even the slightest inclination that our work would be progressively built upon after our departure, how would that affect the effort and quality we would put forth?If you enjoyed this week's podcast, be sure to visit coreofthebible.org to read daily blog posts on these topics and to find out more about the message of the Bible reduced to its simplest form in the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.Have questions about today's topic, or comments or insights you would like to share? Feel free to email me at [email protected] for your interest in listening today!All music in today's episode: Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rilleLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  MORE INFO:Visit the blog articles and full podcast archive at: coreofthebible.orgEmail questions or comments to Steve at: [email protected] MUSIC:All music in today's episode: "Brittle Rille" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rilleLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license