No Expiration Date
December/29/2008 12:32 PM
One thing is certain: seasons of life. People and material things can come and go. Life’s challenges, and the emotions they create, can fluctuate from high to low and then somewhere in between! We have new babies being born this year, and on the other hand we have said goodbye to loved ones who have passed. When I start thinking about it, everything in this world, just like this past year, has an expiration date. There’s an expiration date for food, medicine, gift cards, coupons, our beloved pet Sparky and yes, even people.
Yet, there is something that has no expiration date-God’s word! Look what it says in Isaiah 40:6-8:
“All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Our God and His word are eternal! His word never fails or looses power! His word can be trusted at all times and is the foundation of every victorious believer. No one, not even Satan himself, can take the word of God from us. Every truth and precious promise eternally belongs to us. The word is the one lasting and stable thing in this life, in a world of constant change and uncertainty. This year, let’s go after the word of God and walk in the light of it like never before!
Psalm 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”
It doesn’t matter what this year dished out for us or what next year holds, we have the word of our God that brings victory to every one that believes it and lives by it. When you need power, you will have it. When you are not sure what to do next, the word will light your path so you can see clearly. It’s time to bring the level of the word that’s in our hearts up to the next level. We need to crave it and desire it like our bodies do for food. When our heart is full of scripture and we speak it with our mouth then victory is ours!
When we do this we are resisting the Devil. The Bible says if we resist the Devil he will flee from us! We are not going to let him intimidate us or steal from us any longer. We are standing our ground standing on the word! The word of God and prayer is how the will of God will be accomplished in these last days. The word is the foundation of everything, even praying correctly. We won’t be deceived, powerless or pray amiss if we know what the Bible says and we act on it.
God’s word is eternal, it never expires. We can count on His promises year after year no matter what comes our way!
I John 2:17: “The world and it’s desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.”
Psalm 119: 89-91: “Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.”
kimconnor@whwc.org
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