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Wednesday,
October 25, 2023
Harvest
time in
Lancaster
County!
"The
Same God"
"But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King... He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion" (Jeremiah 10:10,12).
This last Sunday we ended our worship service by singing "Same God". It's a newer song that reinforces the truth that the God whom we serve is still the same God that the people in the Bible served. It has a refrain:
You
heard Your
children then
You hear Your children now
You are the same God
You are the same God
You hear Your children now
You are the same God
You are the same God
Today,
let us
consider this
same God in
regard to the
God the
prophet
Jeremiah
served. He
served God
during
extremely
difficult
times. In fact
he lived at
the time
Josiah,
Judah's final
good king,
reigned.
Following
Josiah's death
several evil
kings ruled as
the nation
plunged to
destruction.
It seems there
are
similarities
to our own
age!
Jeremiah surely felt alone at times in his firm resolve to be steadfast in his faithfulness to God. Yet he remained faithful when judgment came upon the idolatrous nation and they were taken into Babylonian exile. He was tormented and ridiculed yet he persevered. Today the Lord desires men and women who, like Jeremiah even in the midst of adversity, will remain steadfast and faithful.
What great assurance the two short statements, that comprise our daily texts, must have given Jeremiah and also gives us today:
"But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King" (Jeremiah 10:10). Three words describe the character of the immutable God of the universe:
The second text we consider today also presents three truths about God's work in creation.
"He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion" (Jeremiah 10:12). Three words describe the immutable God of the universe in the providential order in His creation:
Today, although the vast majority are not undergoing the severe trial that Jeremiah experienced, some of you are going through a trial that is testing your faith. We encourage you to place your absolute confidence in the same God Jeremiah served who is ever true, living and eternal who rules in power, dispenses wisdom and teaches discretion. Remember, the Great I Am still is. May this assurance fill your heart with confidence and firm resolve to remain steadfast, immovable and always abounding in the work of the Lord.
Jeremiah surely felt alone at times in his firm resolve to be steadfast in his faithfulness to God. Yet he remained faithful when judgment came upon the idolatrous nation and they were taken into Babylonian exile. He was tormented and ridiculed yet he persevered. Today the Lord desires men and women who, like Jeremiah even in the midst of adversity, will remain steadfast and faithful.
What great assurance the two short statements, that comprise our daily texts, must have given Jeremiah and also gives us today:
"But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King" (Jeremiah 10:10). Three words describe the character of the immutable God of the universe:
- True
- Living
- Eternal
The second text we consider today also presents three truths about God's work in creation.
"He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens at His discretion" (Jeremiah 10:12). Three words describe the immutable God of the universe in the providential order in His creation:
- His Power
- His Wisdom
- His Discretion (Understanding)
Today, although the vast majority are not undergoing the severe trial that Jeremiah experienced, some of you are going through a trial that is testing your faith. We encourage you to place your absolute confidence in the same God Jeremiah served who is ever true, living and eternal who rules in power, dispenses wisdom and teaches discretion. Remember, the Great I Am still is. May this assurance fill your heart with confidence and firm resolve to remain steadfast, immovable and always abounding in the work of the Lord.
Be
encouraged
today,
(Hebrews
3:13)
Daily prayer:
Father,
because You
are the true,
eternal and
living God I
can commit my
past to You,
present my
present needs
to You, and
trust my
future to
You. I'm
so glad the
Word of God
declares that
You are the
great "I AM",
not "You were
the great I
was." As my
issues change
and my needs
grow You are
present to
meet every
situation I
bring before
You. Like
Jeremiah the
prophet, I
place my
confidence in
You as I seek
to remain
steadfast and
faithful,
abounding in
my walk with
You, my true,
living and
eternally
great God.
Amen.
This is a text where I find value in studying a variety of translations and the fine nuance of words. Here's Jeremiah 10:12 in most English translations.
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father,
because You
are the true,
eternal and
living God I
can commit my
past to You,
present my
present needs
to You, and
trust my
future to
You. I'm
so glad the
Word of God
declares that
You are the
great "I AM",
not "You were
the great I
was." As my
issues change
and my needs
grow You are
present to
meet every
situation I
bring before
You. Like
Jeremiah the
prophet, I
place my
confidence in
You as I seek
to remain
steadfast and
faithful,
abounding in
my walk with
You, my true,
living and
eternally
great God.
Amen.This is a text where I find value in studying a variety of translations and the fine nuance of words. Here's Jeremiah 10:12 in most English translations.
Note:
Due to leaving
very early
yesterday
morning
(5:00AM) for a
trip to
Pittsburgh a
message was
not posted.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Same
God"
Listen
on YouTube
(includes
lyrics)
The Worship
Initiative"
"The
Great I Am,
Still Is"
Listen
on YouTube
(includes
lyrics)
Triumphant
Quartet
The
Great I Am
still is.
The heavens and the earth are His.
He's the merciful Almighty, forever holy,
In everything we must remember this.
The Great I Am still is.
The heavens and the earth are His.
He's the merciful Almighty, forever holy,
In everything we must remember this.
The Great I Am still is.
This
week work
continues on
our house
addition
project.
Monday our
workers dug
out and poured
the footers
for our home
addition.
Falcon
enjoyed
watching the
machine from a
window!
Yesterday
I was away on
a trip to
Pittsburgh so
Brooksyne
stepped down
to the footer
to help Jesse
square the
wall prior to
laying the
blocks. Today
he expects to
finish the
block walls.
I
took Moses to
Pittsburgh for
a follow-up to
his shoulder
treatment last
month. It was
a beautiful
time to be on
the PA
turnpike with
the fall
colors. On the
way back we
stopped by the
Flight 93
Memorial which
I will write
about
tomorrow.
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