July 27 – Immeasurable Distances

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, 
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;     
as far as the east is from the west, 
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.” -  Psalm 103:11-12 (ESV)

If you followed current events in July 2021 you know that two very wealthy men have successfully left Earth’s gravity and reach Zero-G space. Each for only a very short time but they did it on their own dime. Zero-G is found more than 60 miles straight up. That is quite a distance. Yesterday we considered how God’s ways are higher than our ways and Isaiah compared that with how the heavens are higher than the earth. The heavens in these verses from yesterday and today is much more than simply reaching Zero-G. The heavens are everything from there to the unknown end of the universe. David, like Isaiah, uses such immeasurable distances to demonstrate how much God loves those who fear him. He adds another comparison – the distance between east and west. That is also an immeasurable distance. By going westward from anywhere, we never actually find where east begins. If we travel eastward, we will circumnavigate the globe without reaching west because it will always be behind us. God has removed our transgressions from us to a point that cannot be found. This is a promise for all who in faith believe in Jesus.  

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September 1 – Solid and Unshakable

““For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you.”  Isaiah 54:10 (NASB)

Some of the promises we look at each day are promises we draw from scriptures where God's words and deeds are being proclaimed to us from a third party.  There are also the promises spoken by God in first person when he says directly what He promises for us. We can trust both the “God said so” promises and the “I will” promises.  Both are in today's wonderful verse.  These cause a shout of joy and exultation as we read them.  We who believe are facing an uncertain world as conditions change and as those who don't believe attack God by attacking us.  Remember this promise, that even though the very earth should shake, we can trust God to never change. His promise of peace is solid and cannot be shaken.  Why? Because He loves you, He loves us, He has compassion for us and He has said that His love will NEVER be removed from us. 

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