Psalms 90:2-4 -- On the meaning of Everlasting

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."
Psalms 90:2-4


The whole idea of "everlasting" just boggles the mind, doesn't it?  I like how these verses try to put it in perspective for us a little bit... before the mountains (that's a long time), or even the earth (wow... even longer).  A thousand years are like a day.  ... Although it is debatable, I actually don't think that the time comparison is exact here, but more of trying to get the idea across of "we have SUPER different perceptions of time."  Either way though, that's huge.  I can barely comprehend the amount of time I have been alive, and trying to compress that amount into a day seems huge to me.  When you step out to something closer to a thousand years... just mind-boggling.

Today, as we think about these ideas, maybe we will understand a little bit of why we should be listening to God.  With the whole everlasting thing going for him, He has so much more perspective and wisdom than we have--about everything, including us.  We can barely remember what we had to eat yesterday, if we're lucky.  God knows every hair of our heads, and can guide and help and plan on a level we can't even comprehend.  Let's embrace that, and embrace his plan.  Let's have faith in God's knowledge, abilities, and love for us.  He's amazing and cool and a better superhero than anyone else, ever.  Let's let him save us. :)