Forever Perfect

REFLECTION QUOTES

“Freedom is when you have the desire, the ability, and the opportunity to do what will leave you with no regrets forever.”

~John Piper, contemporary theologian and author

“If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshiped.”

~Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), English novelist

“I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God and, naturally, I hope that I’m right in my belief. It’s that I hope there is no God! I don’t want there to be a God; I don’t want the universe to be like that.”

~Thomas Nagel, professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University

“Atheism is a crutch for those who cannot bear the reality of God.”

~Tom Stoppard, Academy Award winning screenwriter

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”

~John 1:1

“Heaven and earth will pass away but my word will not pass away.”

~Jesus in Matthew 24:35

SERMON PASSAGE

Psalm 119:89-96 (NASB)
81My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.
82My eyes fail with longing for Your word,
While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
83Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
84How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are not in accord with Your law.
86All Your commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
87They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.
88Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

89Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven.
90Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands.
91They stand this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things are Your servants.
92If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.
93I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me.
94I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
95The wicked wait for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
96I have seen a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.