POTENTATE OF TIME

Psalm 90


About 19 years ago, as I was getting sober, I began looking into spirituality. 12 step programs ask that you have a belief in a “Higher Power”.
With that in mind, I began my foray into eastern mysticism, I read this book titled; ”the Tao of Pooh”.
This book used the characters from Winnie the Pooh as illustrations of the taoist religion.
The only thing that I can remember from this idiocy is this quote;
“You can't save time, you can only spend it, so spend it wisely”.

That may be a true statement said in a psycho – babble kind of way, but;

God created time. He rules and transcends it. When we feel frustrated by the calendar or captured by the clock, a quiet reading of Psalm 90 reminds us that our days and years are in the hands of our eternal God.

God exists outside of time. He created the concept of time, and set it into motion. God then laid it out for us all to see.
Yes, there are some foolish people who look upon the evidence and refuse to believe, yet no matter what our beliefs are, spiritual or otherwise, we all acknowledge that time exists.

1 A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling-place throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3 You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men."
4 For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
5 You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning—
6 though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered.

10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due to you.
12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

We are obsessed with time. The concept fills us with fear and trepidation. We want to know what will happen tomorrow today, and we want to know what's around the next corner.


Perhaps that’s why Psalm 90 is such a treasured passage. It shifts the focus from our time-bound lives to our eternal God.

14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.

We have enough to worry about today, so why worry about what tomorrow brings. After all it hasn't happened yet.
Another saying I remember from the old days is;
“Yesterday is history”. “Tomorrow is a mystery”. “Today is special, that's why we call it the present”.

Invest your time focusing on God. Forget about our selfish desires.
Spend your time wisely.