DATE POSTED: Sunday, November 12, 2023, and I was blessed to be at Advent Christian Village, Dowling Park, FL when God inspired me to prepare this devotional. My Footnote will tell you how to find, read or listen to any and all episodes that I have shared over the years.

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE FROM THE Living Bible (TLB) IS FOUND IN Hebrews 1:10-12

THE BIBLE TEXT IS: God also called him “Lord” when he said, “Lord, in the beginning you made the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will disappear into nothingness, but you will remain forever. They will become worn out like old clothes, and some day you will fold them up and replace them. But you yourself will never change, and your years will never end.”

APPLICATION OF THE WORD: How many times have you watched a movie and heard a young man challenged by a girl’s father to not play with his girl’s heart by pretending you love her and committed to always be there for her? Perhaps you have even heard this in your personal life, or used it in the case of your own precious daughter. The Holy Spirit really touched my heart as I read this Scripture, for I felt like I was reminded that I must never stand by and allow Satan to challenge me through one of his earthly agents about the power and eternal status of my Lord. Additionally, I hear so much emphasis being placed on angels, versus the undying and eternal hope found in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Further along in verse 14 the writer of Hebrews clarifies the purpose of angels – ‘they are servants – spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation’ (NLT). For everyone that will come across this devotional, my prayer is that many would have already heard about, met, and accepted Jesus as Lord of your life, and that like me, this serves as one more reminder of the awesome power, availability and love of the One who sacrificed life itself so that we might live as children assured of our eternal home with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Of course, I also pray that God will speak through His Holy Spirit to many who have yet to accept Jesus as Lord. I believe that you will find hope and peace in the promises of my God, as you are reminded of the importance of Jesus to every man, woman and child, and how unique His promises are, compared to the security you may find in your parents, spouse, siblings, pastor or other church officials; and yes, even greater than angels, which you may have heard lots about over your years already spent here on earth. Friends, no matter what you may have heard from anyone else during your lifetime, please allow me to point you towards the one and ONLY Savior. In addition to our Lord and Savior, God also left us His Book of Instruction – the Bible. He inspired men of old to write about His wisdom, His love, His sacrifice and His promises so that we wouldn’t have to worry about which denomination, or pastor, or friend is correct in what they tell us. Time and time again we probably experienced where someone very precious to us gave in to Satan and totally destroyed our hope in everything they taught us. But praise God, we have a source document that is the truth, the way to light our path, and the wisdom to understand everything about our Lord and all that He expects of us. I have always heard new parents say after the birth of their first child ‘I sure wish there was a book of instructions for this precious gift given to us’! Well, guess what? God gave us exactly that for life itself! But it does no good gathering dust in your library or on your bookshelves. Read it every day, and then read it some more when you are searching for direction or answers from our Master. God created us, and He knows everything we will need in life so that we may stay true to Him and expect to live with Him in glory for all eternity. Our Creator is an awesome God, and He gifted His Son to all who would believe on Him for the duration of our time here on earth. And the gift goes on, because we will also inherit an eternal home where we will live and reign with God the Father; Jesus, His Son; and the Holy Spirit. So when I refer to our ‘forever Savior’ in my title, know that He existed before us, He is very much alive during our lifetime, and we will join Him in glory for all eternity – no beginning and no end!! There is – No God Like Our God!

PRAYER BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT OF TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Lord, You are good and I am blessed that Your mercies are everlasting! Both sets of my grandparents, and my parents have all been called on to glory. My siblings are many miles from me, but praise God, I am reminded that You, oh Lord, are always with me and You will always be God over every living creature. What more do I need? I am concerned over the lack of communion my friends and family have with You, so I pray that You will make Yourself known to them once again today and that You will tender their hearts to accept You and commit themselves to a lasting relationship with You. I believe that many of my readers and/or listeners will also identify with my concern, because of their own personal relationships, so I ask You Lord to please intervene in their lives and draw them to Yourself. Thank You Lord for accepting me as Your son and assuring me of my future home in glory with You. Please don’t allow anyone to pass over this devotional without first finding You and committing themselves to You. AMEN!

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