DCLM Higher Everyday 22 July 2024 — God’s Word Stands Forever
DCLM Higher Everyday 22 July 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — God’s Word Stands Forever
Topic: God’s Word Stands Forever
Text: Isaiah 40:6-8
6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Key Verse: “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of God shall stand for ever” (Isaiah 40:8).
Message
Hear the opening lines of the song, “The Bible Stands,” written by Haldor Lillenas (1917):
“The Bible stands like a rock undaunted
‘Mid the raging storms of time;
Its pages burn with the truth eternal,
And they glow with a light sublime.
They perfectly describe the immutability of God’s word and precisely echo the Scripture which says, “Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89). The Bible is a compendium of the written word of God which has withstood the test of time. Great emperors and infidels have fought to wipe the Bible out of existence but failed. Words of great men of eloquence in history, literature and philosophy have lost their grip on men with the passage of time. But God’s Word never loses its power and potency. Moreover, God’s Word transforms lives. The commands in God’s word are still binding, the promises are unfailing, the precepts are permanent. “Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away”(Luke 21: 33). Beloved, let your faith be rooted in the Word of God.
Quote: God’s Word transforms lives
Challenge: Never contest God’s Word..
Prayer for today: Help me, Lord, to stand on Your unchanging Word.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
