Monday June 05th, 2023
« Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever »
1“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you.
2 When the Lord your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.
3 You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters,
4 for they will lead your children away from me to worship other gods. Then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and he will quickly destroy you.
5 This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.
6 For you are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure.
7 “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
8 Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
9 Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
10 But he does not hesitate to punish and destroy those who reject him.
11 Therefore, you must obey all these commands, decrees, and regulations I am giving you today.
12 “If you listen to these regulations and faithfully obey them, the Lord your God will keep his covenant of unfailing love with you, as he promised with an oath to your ancestors.
Understand:
When we say that our God is unchangeable, we may not know the full implication of what we are saying unless we are well-grounded in His word and ways.
His word in today’s memory verse emphatically states that Jesus Christ, the Author and Finisher of our faith, is the same yesterday, today and forever, meaning that what He stood for over two thousand years ago has not changed today.
Unlike politicians who change their ideologies with the mood swings of the people, Jesus Christ said in Matthew 5:18:
« Truly because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished. »
God’s covenants are established on the pillars of His unchangeable nature (Malachi 3:6).
He therefore expects those in covenant with Him to be consistent in living by the terms of His covenant.
In today’s Bible reading, the Almighty God reminded the children of Israel of the need to abide by the laws of the covenant He had with them.
He told them that He had chosen them as a holy and special people for Himself, preferring them above all other people on earth.
He chose them not because they were more in number or more righteous than others but because of His love for them and because of His covenant with His friend, Abraham, who was their father.
God chose them to live a life set apart for holiness through obedience to His commandments.
Just as God chose them, so has He chosen all those who believe in His Son Jesus Christ today.
We are chosen by God to be a peculiar people consecrated to Him (1 Peter 2:9).
Beloved, do not be deceived, God has not changed His standard of holiness. (2 Timothy 2:19)
If He said in times past that He hates sexual immortality of all kinds, including homosexuality (the reason for which He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah), then He has not changed His mind on this today (Romans 2:26-27).
No matter how well the world propagates the lie that homosexuals are created that way, it will forever remain a lie of the devil.
Just as the devil deceived Eve, so is he deceiving people with diverse philosophies built around lies today.
I am persuaded and convinced by the infallible word of God and the Holy Spirit that gays and lesbians cannot inherit the kingdom of God, just as robbers, thieves of all categories and treasury looters will not enter into it (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
God’s unchangeable character is a call to those who are partakers of His divine nature to remain resolute in upholding His standard and banner in this world.
Prayer point: Unchangeable Changer, please change every unpleasant situation in my life for the better today, and grant me grace to honor Your covenant through obedience in Jesus’ Name.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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