"He Is Always Right"

".....great is thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:23

 

A lady and I were talking yesterday about how every time you turn around a new report by some agency or professional has come out with new information pertaining to what we should and shouldn't be eating or doing. One day they tell you this is bad for you and the next day they say it is not. Then they will tell you something else, which a little later down the road turns out to be wrong as well. It is so confusing, you never know. 

 

The word here for faithfulness means steadiness, steadfastness, firmness. God is steadfast- He is unchanging. You never have to wonder about Him. He never changes His mind, or opinion, from day to day. He doesn't change His thoughts about the issues. For example, if He ever said something was sin, it is still sin. If He ever said something was acceptable, it is still acceptable.

 

Whatever God has said, He still says- He never changes His mind about it. He is faithful- firm in nature, firm in His word. He doesn't change just because society changes. He doesn't discover that He was wrong about something and retract it. He doesn't rewrite the "manual" to stay current-- He has been current forever. Therefore, we can trust Him and we can trust His word. We don't have to wonder if it still means what it says or has it changed.

 

Have a great day. God is always right. He doesn't discover that He was wrong about something and has to change what He said. 

 

For further reading:

Malachi 3:6

Psalm 119:89

Matthew 24:35

 

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"Going Home"

Dear All,

All is well. I am sorry that I didn't get a notification out to you that there would not be a devotional for a day or two. As most of you know we have been waiting for the doctors to call and schedule my husband for a procedure he has needed. We finally had the procedure done Monday. All went well and my husband is doing good. We had to stay one day longer than expected. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Thank you for your emails of concern checking on me.

Love and blessings,

Lorraine

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"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:3

 

My husband recently was admitted to the hospital for a procedure he needed to have done. We were told to plan to spend the night. The day after the procedure we were greatly anticipating the doctor making his rounds and telling us we could go home. This did not happen. We had to stay another day. Disappointment came upon us, we were ready to go home. The following day came. We eagerly awaited seeing the doctor again to release us. He did. So we waited for the discharge papers, and waited and waited. They finally came. As we sat there for two days eagerly waiting and desiring to go home, the thought crossed my mind about our ultimate home going. 

 

One day we will leave this earth- either by the avenue of death or the catching up in the air. Those of us who have made peace with God through Jesus Christ will go home to heaven. I have to wonder how eager we are for that day. Do we look for it with great anticipation? Are we excited about it and can hardly wait? Once the procedure was over and our time of observation was up, we were ready to go, we wanted to go home so badly. Do we even have any thoughts about it?

 

We are all going to leave this earth one day-- no one is a permanent resident. When that time comes, we won't just cease to exist. We will go to our eternal destination- either a home in heaven, or the torment of hell. When we were released from the hospital, we knew we had a home to go to. Do you know that you have a home awaiting you in heaven when you leave this earth? If not, you need to make that the priority of your life. Receive Jesus as your Savior and follow Him the rest of your life as your Lord.

 

If you have made that preparation, do you ever think about it? Are you so earth bound that you don't want to leave and you never think about "going home"? I am not talking about having a "death wish". I want to stay here as long as the Lord had planned for me to be here, but I am looking forward to the day when I can go home. Are you?

 

Have a great day. Do your thoughts ever go toward going home to heaven one day, or are you so earth bound that you don't give it a thought?

 

For further reading:

2 Corinthians 5:6-8

John 14:1-3

 

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"Sin Is Real"

"The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezekiel 18:20a

 

"That sinneth." What is sin? We don't hear much about it any more. What has always been sin has been downgraded by society until it is perfectly acceptable. It is acceptable for men to marry men, and women to marry women- homosexuality. It is acceptable to have a sexual relationship with someone who you aren't married to- adultery. It is acceptable to take the life of an unborn child-- abortion/murder. It is acceptable to lie, cheat and steal. Drinking, looking at pornography doing drugs, is acceptable. Not only has our society accepted it, but the church has accepted it as well. 

 

No matter how much acceptance society, the church, or any one else gives it, it is still not acceptable to God-- it never has been, never will be because He does not change. He does not change in His faithfulness and love, and neither does He change in the way He views sin. If He called it "sin", it is sin and always will be sin. 

 

When He said that the soul who sins will die, He meant it- no matter what you think about it. Your, and my, opinion doesn't matter about it, He has the final say so. 

 

Sin is a big deal to God because He is a Holy and Righteous God who cannot even look upon sin, much less dwell in its presence. It is also a big deal to Him because if we think sin doesn't "exist", then we have nothing to worry about. If we don't think there is any such thing as sin, then we will never understand what the cross was about. We will never see our need for a Savior- why do I need to be saved from something that isn't real. If we don't believe we are sinning, then we won't fear the punishment that will come when we stand before God- "the wages of sin is death". If there is no sin, then there is no reason to be forgiven and what Jesus did was in vain.

 

Yes, sin is a big deal to God because when we deny that we have sinned, we also deny our remedy-- Jesus' death on the cross. If we deny His death on the cross we will remain in our sins and shall "die"- be in eternal torment when we leave this earth. Acknowledge sin, don't accept it, then turn to Jesus and receive the remedy so that you won't die. 

 

Have a great day. Jesus is the remedy for our sins. But if we don't think that sin is real, then why do we need a remedy. If we don't think we need a remedy, we will die in our sins. 

 

For further reading;

1 John 1:8

Romans 6:23

2 Peter 2:1

Habakkuk 1:13

 

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"All Sufficient"

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

 

I just want to remind you this morning that the Lord God is an all-sufficient God. He is sufficient for whatever you need. If you need strength, if you need grace, if you need mercy, if you need peace, if you need joy, if you need healing, if you need deliverance, if you need comfort, if you need wisdom, if you need guidance, whatever it is you need He is well able to meet it. You will never have a need that He is unable to meet. 

 

There is nothing too big for God, there is nothing too small for Him to take care of. There is nothing that He is unable to handle. Remember that. Whatever you are going through you are not going through it alone. The Lord is with you and He is more than enough for the situation.

 

Have a great day. The Lord is El-Shaddai... the All-Sufficient God.... He is more than enough for whatever you need. 

 

For further reading:

Ephesians 3:20

Matthew 19:26

Jeremiah 32:27 

 

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"Hot Spot - Part 2"

"And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent" Matthew 27:51

 

Yesterday we talked about prayer being a spiritual "hot spot" where we can get a "connection" to the Presence of God. In the Old Testament there was only one "hot spot"- it was behind the veil where the Holy of Holies was. The priest was the only one who was allowed access to it, and then only once a year, and only after he had gone through certain ceremonial rituals. No one else had the opportunity to this "connection".

 

Recently, I was at a place of business and tried to connect to the wifi. I tried and tried yet could not get connected. Finally, I asked the receptionist if there was a password to be able to get connected. She said it was and gave it to me. I put the password in and was instantly connected. 

 

When Jesus was crucified, the veil was torn and the place where the Holy of Holies was was now accessible to anyone who desired to come into the Presence of God. Jesus became the "password". He became the "access". He became the "connection". He became the "hot spot". We can enter into the Presence of God through and because of Him. 

 

God's Presence is now available to all who would come to Him. There is nothing standing in the way. Whosoever will can "connect" to Him. It is a priviledges that has been granted to us. When I connect to the wifi at a place of business it doesn't cost me anything, the business pays for the service. I just get to enjoy the benefit. It didn't cost me anything to have access into the presence of God. Jesus paid for it and if I will take advantage of it I can enjoy the benefit-- communion with the Father, being in His presence, enjoying fellowship with Him. 

 

Have a great day. A connection to the Father has been provided for us through Jesus. When we take advantage of it, we can enjoy the benefits that come from having access.

 

For further reading:

Hebrews 10:20; 4:15,16

Romans 5:1,2

Ephesians 2:18; 3:12

 

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

and is sent to you free of charge for the asking from

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