My Words Will Not Pass Away

 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 - MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY

 When Jesus and His disciples were leaving the temple in Jerusalem, the disciples drew His attention to the great building and its adornment with beautiful gifts and stones that had been dedicated to God. The disciples must have been shocked when Jesus replied, “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.” (Luke 21:6) The Jewish nation took great pride in the temple, and it was unbelievable that a time would come when the temple would be reduced to rubble. However, Jesus’ prophesy was fulfilled for decades later, in response to a Jewish revolt, the Roman Army destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the temple in the year 70 AD.

 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (Luke 21:33 ESV)

 As we seek to know God and through prayer and meditation understand the Scriptures, do we make a choice to truly believe the words that are recorded there? We might doubt or outright reject what we read and choose to continue in our rebellious ways, but the truth is, the Words of God as recorded in the Bible do not change. Jesus said:

 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. (John 6:47; 12:48 ESV)

Jesus came into the world not to judge us for our wrongdoing but to save us from it. Some of us ended up in prison through being judged for disobeying the law of our country and were removed from our family and friends for the period of our sentence. If we disobey God’s law by rejecting the truth of His Word, then on God’s judgment day we will be removed from Him for all eternity because His Word will not pass away, it will be fulfilled.

 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. (Mark 16:16 ESV)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose to believe that Your complete Word as recorded in the Bible is truth.  Please help me to practice Your principles, in all my affairs.  Amen

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