Psalms 103:11-22

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgretions from us. 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. 17 But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness is with their children's children-- 18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. 19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. 20 Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. 21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. 22 Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, O my soul. 

HE NEVER CHANGES 

Photographer David Crocket of Seattle's KOMO-TV knows that solid mountains can move. On May 18,1980, he was at the foot of towering Mount St. Helens when it errupted. For ten hours he was nearly buried by the falling debris. As the atmosphere cleared, a helicopter pilot spotted him. He was dramatically rescued and flown to a hospital. Writing about his horrendous experience, he said, "During those ten hours I saw a mountain fall apart. I saw a forrest disappear. . . I saw that God is the only one who is immovable. . . I feel somehow that I'm being allowed to start over--whatever is in His masterplan for me." Nothing in our world, not even a mountain, is absolutely indestructible. God alone is absolutely unchangeable--He endures "forever" (Psalms 102:12). He "has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all" (Psalms 103:19). When we trust ourselves to God's keeping, we are forever secure. He removes our sins from us "as far as the east is from the west" (Psalms 103:12). And His love towards us is "from everlasting to everlasting" (v.17). He holds us in His almighty hands, and nothing can pry us loose from that omnipotent grip (John 10:28-29). -Vernon Grounds