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Psalm 90:3

You return man to dust
and say, “Return, O children of man!”
(ESV)
Have you ever stopped to try to consider this world and all of its people from God's point of view? He knows we are just dust. He made the first one of us from the dust of the ground, and he watches as generations come and go, and these people, who were once dust return back to dust.

It is important, as we read through this Psalm, that we acknowledge our dustness. It is amazing that we read the Psalm. It is amazing that we can read of God, and learn about Him. It is amazing that we have enough self-awareness to acknowledge that we are truly dust.

As you visit the store today or drive down the street or take a walk or even look at your children... remember, we are all dust.

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