Sunday, September 14, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 90:7-17 - Eeyore Theology

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 90:7-17, "Eeyore Theology", Page 116.
By Dave Egner, Our Daily Bread Writer



Psalm 90:7-17
PHOTO: Psalm 90:7-17
We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
The length of our days is seventy years —
or eighty, if we have the strength;
yet their span is but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

Who knows the power of your anger?
For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Relent, O Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;
establish the work of our hands for us —
yes, establish the work of our hands.


Eeyore Theology

How does a believer in Jesus Christ cope with life's
brevity (shortness) and burdens without giving in to what Michael Easley of Moody Bible Institute calls "Eeyore theology"? Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh's gloomy donkey friend, always walks slowly with his head down. He sees the negative side of everything. An Eeyore Christian can be heard making statements like these: "Sin is rampant everywhere - even in the church." "The world is in worse shape than ever." "God is about to judge us for our wickedness."

When Moses wrote Psalm 90, he was in a somber mood as he thought about the difference between God's eternal majesty and our human frailty. We struggle, we sorrow, we sin, we fear God, and we die (Psalm 90:7-10). Depressing isn't it? But Moses didn't end his psalm in that mood.

How would Moses respond to Eeyore theology? He wrote, "
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days!" (Psalm 90:14). When we see the value of each moment and live in the glory of our redemption and the joy of our blessings in Christ, we show our delight in God to our children and grandchildren (Psalm 90:16-17).

Lord, keep us from being like Eeyore, and help us to leave a legacy of gladness, hope, and peace.
- Dave Egner

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Psalm 90:7-17
We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
The length of our days is seventy years —
or eighty, if we have the strength;
yet their span is but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

Who knows the power of your anger?
For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Relent, O Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;
establish the work of our hands for us —
yes, establish the work of our hands.


Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
PHOTO: Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
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Eeyore Theology

How does a believer in Jesus Christ cope with life's
brevity (shortness) and burdens without giving in to what Michael Easley of Moody Bible Institute calls "Eeyore theology"? Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh's gloomy donkey friend, always walks slowly with his head down. He sees the negative side of everything. An Eeyore Christian can be heard making statements like these: "Sin is rampant everywhere - even in the church." "The world is in worse shape than ever." "God is about to judge us for our wickedness."


How does a believer in Jesus Christ cope with life's brevity (shortness) and burdens without giving in to what Michael Easley of Moody Bible Institute calls 'Eeyore theology'?
PHOTO: How does a believer in Jesus Christ cope with life's brevity (shortness) and burdens without giving in to what Michael Easley of Moody Bible Institute calls "Eeyore theology"? Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh's gloomy donkey friend, always walks slowly with his head down. He sees the negative side of everything. An Eeyore Christian can be heard making statements like these: "Sin is rampant everywhere - even in the church." "The world is in worse shape than ever." "God is about to judge us for our wickedness."
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When Moses wrote Psalm 90, he was in a somber mood as he thought about the difference between God's eternal majesty and our human frailty. We struggle, we sorrow, we sin, we fear God, and we die (Psalm 90:7-10). Depressing isn't it? But Moses didn't end his psalm in that mood.


When Moses wrote Psalm 90, he was in a somber mood as he thought about the difference between God's eternal majesty and our human frailty.
PHOTO: When Moses wrote Psalm 90, he was in a somber mood as he thought about the difference between God's eternal majesty and our human frailty. We struggle, we sorrow, we sin, we fear God, and we die (Psalm 90:7-10). Depressing isn't it? But Moses didn't end his psalm in that mood.
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How would Moses respond to Eeyore theology? He wrote, "
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days!" (Psalm 90:14). When we see the value of each moment and live in the glory of our redemption and the joy of our blessings in Christ, we show our delight in God to our children and grandchildren (Psalm 90:16-17).


How would Moses respond to Eeyore theology?
PHOTO: How would Moses respond to Eeyore theology? He wrote, "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days!" (Psalm 90:14). When we see the value of each moment and live in the glory of our redemption and the joy of our blessings in Christ, we show our delight in God to our children and grandchildren (Psalm 90:16-17).
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Lord, keep us from being like Eeyore, and help us to leave a legacy of gladness, hope, and peace.


Lord, keep us from being like Eeyore, and help us to leave a legacy of gladness, hope, and peace.
PHOTO: Lord, keep us from being like Eeyore, and help us to leave a legacy of gladness, hope, and peace.
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we are kept from being lie Eeyore, and help us to leave a legacy of gladness, hope, and peace.

Eeyore sees the negative side of everything. May we be like Moses who wrote, 'Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days!'. May we see the value of each moment and live in the glory of our redemption and the joy of our blessings in Christ. May we show our delight in God to our children and grandchildren.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
"
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Reflection - Psalm 90:7-17 - Eeyore Theology
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 90:7-17, "Eeyore Theology", Page 116.
By Dave Egner, Our Daily Bread Writer




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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 90:7-17, "Eeyore Theology", Page 116.


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