Joy Bombs in the Psalms – Wilderness Edition! | Psalm 90

I’m so glad you’re here today, and since we’ve been kind of hanging out with Moses and his brother Aaron and all of the Israelites this week, I thought it would be fitting to read Psalm 90. You’re going to love this. The Bible says this is a prayer of Moses, the man of God. So this is a prayer that Moses prayed and you and I are going to pray it with him today. Here we go!

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It’s Friday, and you know what that means? It is time for Joy Bombs in the Psalms on the Bible for Busy People. I’m Erica, and all this week you and I have just been in awe watching as God led his people through the wilderness as he fed his people in the wilderness and how he later bled for his people. And God is still leading his people and feeding his people, and he bled for us once and for all, washing away our sins by shedding his blood for us on the cross. We have so much to be thankful for. We serve a victorious Lord. Not only did he die, but he rose again, and right now he is seated at the right hand of the Father, making sure that you and I are well taken care of. I’m so glad you’re here today and since we’ve been kind of hanging out with Moses, Moses and his brother Aaron and all of the Israelites this week, I thought it would be fitting to read Psalm 90. You’re going to love this. The Bible says this is a prayer of Moses, the man of God. So this is a prayer that Moses prayed and you and I are going to pray it with him today. Here we go. Psalm 90 verse one:

Lord, through all the generations you have been our home!

Think about that. God is your home, and if you are far from God, you can run home to him right now. He’s waiting with arms open wide to welcome you back. Verse two,

Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God.

I don’t know about you, but I just feel pressure rolling off when I read that.

You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” 4 For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours.

You see, I love what Moses is pointing out here. Time is different to God and that’s why sometimes it feels to us like he’s late when we’re crying out to him in the wilderness that we go through in life, and he’s going, I’m right on time. Just keep trusting me. Verse five.

You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. 6 In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. 7 We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. 8 You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. 9 We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. 10 Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away. 11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.

Now, you might be going at this point, Erica, I’m not feeling joy. I thought this was Joy Bombs in the Psalms. It is. Let’s watch the turn now because Moses is reflecting on the brevity of life. We actually live here a very short time and he wants us to remember to make the most of it. Verse 12 now.

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

Isn’t that a wonderful prayer? I’m going to read it again.

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

When you and I realize that time is short, maybe we’ll be more quick to forgive. To not let things rattle us to act like water off a duck’s back. That’s what a very dear old boss and friend used to say to me when I would get frustrated about things at work. Water off a duck’s back. When we realize our time is short, it grows sweeter, and I think that Moses is inviting us to reflect on the sweet, and not the bitter, in our lives. Verse 13, now.

O Lord, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! 14 Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

What a beautiful thing. You and I are praying right now. We’re asking the Lord to satisfy us every time the sun rises with his unfailing love. And then we’re going to sing with joy. Verse 15 now.

Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery!

Yes.

Replace the evil years with good.

Yes, amen. Are you amening with Moses too?

Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. 17 And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes. Make our efforts successful!

Amen. And double hallelujah. Until next week, you are really loved.

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