The Same Forever
Lord, you remain the same forever! Your throne continues from generation to generation. Lamentations 5:19
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In the midst of the ongoing upheaval in the world around us, the ravages of war on the nation of Judah that the prophet has lamented in this verse, the enormous changes we see as the result of war, terrorist attacks, cultural shifts, climate upheaval, or natural disasters, have you ever wondered, where is God? The answer to that question is that he is still on his throne and reigning over all heaven and earth. He is not shocked, surprised, panicked, or disturbed by what happens in the world. Nothing can thwart his plans. How encouraging and comforting to remember that in an ever-changing world, God does not change. His mercy is as fresh today as it was the day we first believed. His grace is just as available today as it was the day he allowed his Son to die on the cross so that all who trusted him would not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). No matter what happens, we have hope because our hope is in him, not in what we can see around us. He reigns from generation to generation, and he is working out his purposes perfectly!
Prayers:
ALMIGHTY, UNCHANGING GOD who sits above the centuries, I praise you for your faithfulness and unfailing love. You remain the same forever. You reign over all the heavens and earth! You are the reason we hope!
Quotes:
What peace it brings to the Christian’s heart to realize that our heavenly Father never differs from himself. . . . Today, this moment, he feels toward his creatures, toward babies, toward the sick, the fallen, the sinful, exactly as he did when he sent his only begotten Son into the world to die for mankind.
A. W. Tozer (1897–1963)
The One Year Bible Readings for today are: Lamentations 4:1–5:22; Hebrews 2:1-18; Psalm 103:1-22 and Proverbs 26:23.
