Verse of the Day 11/16

Through the Bible - Ezekiel 15-16, James 1

 

Good morning,

Last week the Old Testament reading in Lamentations brought us to verse 22 where we read:

Lam 3:22 Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.   NKJV

The song that I referrenced that day was "New Mercy".  The reason I didn't print the words "Great is Thy Faithfulness" then was because I knew that we were approaching James chapter 1 where we will go for  today's verse and the words to "Great is Thy Faithfulness".

 

James 1:17   Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.  NKJV
The words that I'd like to focus on today are no "shadow of turning".  This time we will go to the old hymn, that still rings true, "Great is Thy Faithfulness".

 

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

 

In ancient times a sun dial was used to tell time.  It did so by using the shadow of the sun to tell time.  The angle of the shadow would turn as the sun went across the sky.  The perception was that the sun moved.  The taller the sun dial, the longer the shadow.  As with watchning the sunrise or sunset over the horizon, especially over the ocean you can literally see it move.  In actuallity it is the earth revolving around the sun.  It is not the sun moving it is us.

 

The point here is that God doesn't change.  It ties in well with this verse from the final chapter in Hebrews just completed.  Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.   NIV

God doesn't change.  If our perception of God has changed, it is not God that has moved it is us.  The good part is that He will bring us back around if we are His.  The world, our worlds, are spinning, sometimes seemingly out of control, when that is the case, trust in Jesus, He doesn't change, He'll see you though to a bright new morning.

 

1 John 1:5" This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. "  NLT  No darkness not even a shadow. 

In Christ,
Mike
mikevw@bellsouth.net
http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com
Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace  NIV

James 1:12-19

 

12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 13 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

 

16 So don't be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.   NLT