The following is a prayer of a man named Moses, known as the man of God. I call this a noteworthy prayer because of the contents. See how deeply Moses knew God and how he describes the relationship between God and his servants (Moses included)...
"Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You return man to dust and say, 'Return, O children of man!'
For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.
For we are brought to an end by your anger; by your wrath we are dismayed.
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.
Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?
So teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.
Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" - Psalm 90
As I read this I noted a few things:
- Moses first acknowledges God as Lord and "our dwelling place in all generations" which displays his understanding that God is omnipresent or everywhere all at once.
- He then talks about how God has no beginning and no end and is our Maker who is in control of what happens to us and when.
- Moses also reveals that God is all-knowing, and he knows all the wrong that we've ever done. Nothing is kept secret from Him. It is true that not many people consider the power of God or his anger towards sin.
- Moses pleads with God to help us to be wise in our days here on earth and to have pity on those who would be servants of God. We suffer because of sin and we should long for the joy and gladness that only comes from God as he has offered forgiveness to us without price.
- The last few lines in this prayer of Moses discuss the work of God and our work here on earth. The work should be synonymous all for the glory of God.
In summary, I make this prayer my own as I begin another year of school. I want the work of my hands to be what God would have me do. I want to make every day of my life count, gaining wisdom from the truth of God's Word every morning as I live. I want to know the way that God feels when I sin against him so that I may hate my sin enough to turn from it. Most of all I want to see the power of God, I want him to return in all of his glory soon. May my Lord strengthen me as I seek to do his will.
"Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You return man to dust and say, 'Return, O children of man!'
For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night.
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.
For we are brought to an end by your anger; by your wrath we are dismayed.
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.
Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?
So teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.
Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" - Psalm 90
As I read this I noted a few things:
- Moses first acknowledges God as Lord and "our dwelling place in all generations" which displays his understanding that God is omnipresent or everywhere all at once.
- He then talks about how God has no beginning and no end and is our Maker who is in control of what happens to us and when.
- Moses also reveals that God is all-knowing, and he knows all the wrong that we've ever done. Nothing is kept secret from Him. It is true that not many people consider the power of God or his anger towards sin.
- Moses pleads with God to help us to be wise in our days here on earth and to have pity on those who would be servants of God. We suffer because of sin and we should long for the joy and gladness that only comes from God as he has offered forgiveness to us without price.
- The last few lines in this prayer of Moses discuss the work of God and our work here on earth. The work should be synonymous all for the glory of God.
In summary, I make this prayer my own as I begin another year of school. I want the work of my hands to be what God would have me do. I want to make every day of my life count, gaining wisdom from the truth of God's Word every morning as I live. I want to know the way that God feels when I sin against him so that I may hate my sin enough to turn from it. Most of all I want to see the power of God, I want him to return in all of his glory soon. May my Lord strengthen me as I seek to do his will.
