12012024 God Is Different

Dear Missionary Lady,

Greetings in the name of the God who is different from me. When I say different, I mean infinitely better.

Consider this comparison.

Me: “My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass” (Psalm 102:11).

God: “But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations” (Psalm 102:12).

Yes, I am frail, fragile, and finite. God is firm, fixed, and forever. The focus of this comparison is on time, but the fact that man’s time is so brief is evidence of just how weak he is. Thankfully, we can depend on a God who never dies nor declines.

This is just one comparison. We could make many more. God’s love compared to my love. God’s compassion compared to my compassion. God’s faithfulness compared to my faithfulness. God’s wisdom compared to my wisdom. God’s power compared to my power. And so on.

These comparisons make me very glad that I have such a God. Clearly, I am weak and deficient. I need someone greater than me. And I have Someone greater than me. None of the things that are too hard for me are too hard for God. He loves me with perfect love, cares for me with perfect compassion, stands by me with perfect faithfulness, guides me with perfect wisdom, handles my life with perfect power, and eternally exists so that His great care never ends.

May you rejoice today in the Great God that humbles Himself to look on us.

Love in Christ,

Peggy Holt

member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA