MAY 16, 2024
“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.” (Psalm 102:26-27)
This Psalm is a prayer of the afflicted sufferer, and is highly expressive of consolation and desolation. The sufferer is afflicted more because of the Lord than anything he had done himself. When he is overwhelmed, troubled, and depressed, he pours out his complaint before the Lord. Great trouble removes the heart from all reserve and causes the soul to flow without restraint. This is more of an expression of pain than a complaint and has no intent to find fault with God. This is a cry of moaning, not rebellion, which is never a sin.
The author, amidst his personal worries and enemies, finds solace in his faith in God. He looks beyond his own distress and laments over the miseries of his people, believing in the resurrection of the nation through the favor of the Lord. This unwavering faith in God’s unchanging nature is a testament to the author’s strength and a source of inspiration for us all.
In Verse 26, the author says that the power and time that made these enemies will ultimately dissolve them, yet nothing can dissolve God. Nothing can reverse His purpose or diminish His glory. He remains standing when all things fall. Time impairs all things, making them become obsolete and pass away. Creation is like a garment that is waxing old and wearing out, and before long, God will fold up the worlds and put them aside because they’re worn out. He will operate without hindrance.
Just as a change of clothes does not change the person, despite what my dog, Sam, thinks; even more is the Lord unchanging. Though His works in creation may be changed, and the operations of His providence may vary, He will remain unaltered. The Psalmist remembered that even when Israel was destroyed, her God remained the same self-existent, all-sufficient being – One who will restore His people. The immutability of God is a concept that should be taught more in modern churches than it is because it is a fundamental attribute of the Lord.
God lives on, and no decay or destruction can overtake Him. What a joy this is! We may lose our dearest earthly friends, but not our heavenly Friend. Men’s days are often suddenly cut short, and at the longest, they are but few, but the years of the Most High cannot be counted. They have neither first nor last, beginning nor end. O my soul, rejoice in the Lord always, since He is always the same.
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