day no. 14,382: bogged down

Psalm 40

I've never been in an actual bog, but I imagine one of the most disconcerting things about it is its bogginess. It encompasses you and provides you nothing sturdy against which you might push yourself. It objectively envelops you with its abstraction. But God is a Rock. He is sturdy and can be counted on, stood upon, relied upon. Conversely, you can push off of Him. You can distance yourself from Him. One of the best things about the Lord is his immutability. But for some, the fact that He does not evolve is perceived as old-fashioned, out of touch, or irrelevant. But for us who glory in His unchanging, we sing new songs about His old ways. We find new ways to praise His faithful Name. We create opportunity to worship our Creator and His consistency.