Talk Together
Family conversations with God’s Word.
Do you remember the day you were born? You probably can’t because you were so young, but God remembers!
A birthday is a beginning. We celebrate them every year because they represent our gift of life. God formed each of us. He created our family so we could live and grow together. He knows what will happen every day of our life, and He knows how long we will live.
I know this is a really sad thought, but none of us will live on Earth forever. Just like a birthday is a beginning, death is an ending. When someone dies, we remember their life with a special service called a funeral. We feel joy when we celebrate the birthdays of those we love, and we feel sadness when we remember the people who are no longer with us.
God is the only one Who always was and always will be. He doesn’t have a birthday and He will never have a funeral. God is eternal, which is a fancy way of saying He has no beginning and no end. Moses wrote about this in Psalm 90:1-4. Can you read it with me?
ESV
"Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. You return man to dust and say, 'Return, O children of man!' For a thousand years in Your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night."
What do these verses say about God? That’s right! They say from everlasting to everlasting, God exists! When Noah sailed the sea in an ark, God was there. When Esther helped save the Jews from an evil man’s wicked plan, God was there. When Paul traveled across many lands to share the Gospel, God was there. When you kneel beside your bed and pray at night, God is there!
God is not defined by time like we are. It’s hard for us to understand that God has no beginning and no end. We grow old, but God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Jesus is God. He always was and always will be. When Jesus came to Earth as a baby, He was fully God and fully man. Because He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, we can have eternal life. Because of Jesus, death doesn’t have to be the end of our story.
We may not remember the day of our birth, but we can celebrate every birthday God gives us on this earth. Because He has always been and always will be God, we can choose to trust Jesus for eternity!