God Without Beginning

O God, from ages past You are! 

Infinity has known you. 

Before you breathed the age-old stars,

Winds of your Spirit blew. 

What mind can grasp this awesome thought 

Of God without beginning? 

Consuming fire reigning sovereign,

Before galaxies were spinning. 

You’re older than the universe,

Exceeding space and time. 

You’re more ancient than the heavens,

Yet as man within his prime. 

No angel had yet sung one song,

And there your throne stood firm. 

Most awesome, holy, lofty, strong, 

But in our affairs concerned? 

Beyond the point when time has faded,

Timeless will You ever be. 

Reigning everlasting days

O Ruler of eternity! 

Ponder His timeless quality:

I cannot comprehend the thought!

He has no equal, unmatched is He--

Always was and will be GOD. 

-- Charity Lacroix

Commentary: 

In reading this poem, I pray that God will give you a personal glimpse of the thought behind it--the thought of God and eternity put together. It truly is awesome to consider! As I said in this poem, I cannot comprehend the thought! We humans are so accustomed to the concept of time, that eternity goes beyond the bounds of our tiny minds. To think that God has NO beginning and NO end is simply profound and should inspire praise. He always was and always is!

Scripture Quotations: 

"Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity." (Psa 93:2)

"'Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?'" (Isa 43:13)

"But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath." (Jer 10:10)

"Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does." (Psa 145:13)

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." (Ecc 3:11)

"No one is like you, LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you." (Jer 10:6-7)

"Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom." (Psa 145:3)

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom." (Isa 40:28)

"Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?" (Exo 15:11)

Attribution notice: Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible, NIV, copyright Zondervan. "The Trinity" painting © 2017 Danny Hahlbohm, all rights reserved by the artist.  Please visit his site inspired-art.com.

Author's note: The poems in this blog were written by my children, ages fourteen through twenty-one . The Why This Blog post explains how the Lord inspired these poems in answer to a prayer during illness. I also recommend visiting my children's blog, A Brush with Life, where you will also find beautiful art they have drawn for the glory of God. You can access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master. Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Jesus? 
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe. Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.