Psalm 119:142

Psalm 119:142

The everlasting God

One of the great blessings of knowing Almighty God is that faith in Him puts us in touch with the eternal. Most people live for the moment, they make judgements based on their immediate situation and the present state of the world. We are all guilty of just seeing things in the “here and now”, of making decisions that are tempered by the day and age in which we live and our own personal circumstances. God invites us to stand aside, to life up our eyes to the distant horizon and to reflect on the fact that He is an eternal God and all that He says and does has permanence and durability. All human history is merely a reflection of the interaction of transient men with the eternal plans of a timeless and infinite God. 

As this verse reminds us, His righteousness is everlasting, not one tiniest detail of His attitude to right and wrong has changed since before time began, what God said in the Garden of Eden and on Mount Sinai and through the prophets of old, was true when His Son Yeshua arrived on earth. The precepts and laws of God that were transferred to the church remain unchangeable and relevant whatever the opinions and beliefs of men. And the same principles and standards will apply in the ages to come, because the Lord, unlike men, never changes, He is always the same. Isn’t it wonderful to know that our faith and our relationship is built on such a sure foundation, that everything that emanates from the heavenly corridors of power is unchanging, that whatever is going on in our world today, whatever the human headlines, the Word coming out of heaven remains unchanged. Hallelujah!

 

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