"Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men." (Psalm 12:1)
The NKJV Bible has as the title to this Psalm, "Man's Treachery and God's Constancy." Notice that the text in the NKJV is in the present tense, "....the godly...ceases", and, "the faithful disappear...." Look around and, who can argue with this?
Well, it's Monday morning and I found out that I need the front brakes on the car replaced. Monroe says they have lifetime warranty; hmm, interesting phrase, that "Lifetime Warranty." Yet this is what, whether most admit it or not, we want from everything and everyone, "Lifetime Warranty." There is a line in a song from the 1950s which says, "....until The Twelfth Of Never, I'll still be loving you." I wonder of all those who sang and said this are still, "....loving you." The truth is, very little in our lives is "lifetime-warranty," or, "The Twelfth of Never," any more for most of humanity, especially in relationships. Sarah and I are grateful for those who have been in our lives for a long time, and seem to be of the commitment that they will be there "to the end." Of course, we are thankful for our family members who have been there "from the beginning" in some cases, and near the beginning for others. So thankful for all the aforementioned who have not, "....ceases!" nor are of those who, "....disappear...." Again, thank you for not ceasing to be in our lives and not disappearing!
While the, "godly," and, "faithful," just keep disappearing, "from...men," in the moral and lifestyle sense, the reality is that sooner or later we will all physically, at least, "cease[]," and, "disappear." Only Jesus is the "Lifetime Warranty" of the Universe. Remember the take on John 1:1, "Before the beginning began, the Word already Was." Micah says that, "The Word of God," Jesus, is He Who Is, "from days of eternity." And into that, "eternity," you and I stepped when we surrendered our lives to Jesus. Some of us who read this devotional are physically in the relative "beginning" of life; others are in the "sunset years." No matter. In our Lord Jesus Christ we are now of The Eternal One. Right now, we ourselves are eternal because of our, "in Christ," and, "Christ in you," relationship. I pray our Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit comfort you today with this refreshing Reality.
Father, in Jesus' Name, Your Words in Psalm 12:1, as all Your Words, are true, and I can say, Far too true. Thank You that You Are the Ceaseless, "Ever-Present," One. Amen.
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* We leave for our Berlin Mission tomorrow, October 4 and return on October 27. Any prayers appreciated.
* Read about the increasing take over of Arab/Islamism in France at: jhs58.blogspot.com
The NKJV Bible has as the title to this Psalm, "Man's Treachery and God's Constancy." Notice that the text in the NKJV is in the present tense, "....the godly...ceases", and, "the faithful disappear...." Look around and, who can argue with this?
Well, it's Monday morning and I found out that I need the front brakes on the car replaced. Monroe says they have lifetime warranty; hmm, interesting phrase, that "Lifetime Warranty." Yet this is what, whether most admit it or not, we want from everything and everyone, "Lifetime Warranty." There is a line in a song from the 1950s which says, "....until The Twelfth Of Never, I'll still be loving you." I wonder of all those who sang and said this are still, "....loving you." The truth is, very little in our lives is "lifetime-warranty," or, "The Twelfth of Never," any more for most of humanity, especially in relationships. Sarah and I are grateful for those who have been in our lives for a long time, and seem to be of the commitment that they will be there "to the end." Of course, we are thankful for our family members who have been there "from the beginning" in some cases, and near the beginning for others. So thankful for all the aforementioned who have not, "....ceases!" nor are of those who, "....disappear...." Again, thank you for not ceasing to be in our lives and not disappearing!
While the, "godly," and, "faithful," just keep disappearing, "from...men," in the moral and lifestyle sense, the reality is that sooner or later we will all physically, at least, "cease[]," and, "disappear." Only Jesus is the "Lifetime Warranty" of the Universe. Remember the take on John 1:1, "Before the beginning began, the Word already Was." Micah says that, "The Word of God," Jesus, is He Who Is, "from days of eternity." And into that, "eternity," you and I stepped when we surrendered our lives to Jesus. Some of us who read this devotional are physically in the relative "beginning" of life; others are in the "sunset years." No matter. In our Lord Jesus Christ we are now of The Eternal One. Right now, we ourselves are eternal because of our, "in Christ," and, "Christ in you," relationship. I pray our Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit comfort you today with this refreshing Reality.
Father, in Jesus' Name, Your Words in Psalm 12:1, as all Your Words, are true, and I can say, Far too true. Thank You that You Are the Ceaseless, "Ever-Present," One. Amen.
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* We leave for our Berlin Mission tomorrow, October 4 and return on October 27. Any prayers appreciated.
* Read about the increasing take over of Arab/Islamism in France at: jhs58.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
