It seems to me that our society has gotten farther and farther from actual biblical teachings. Yes, I know we are in the twenty-first century. Yes, I know that things have changed. Yes, I know it is an instant gratification, self-centered, media-driven society. And, again, I am not talking about the method; I am talking about the message.
GOD'S message has not changed. We are still sinners in need of a SAVIOR. If you have accepted CHRIST as your LORD and SAVIOR, you understand the fact that, though we are saved, we still sin and still need the SAVIOR. So, the Message is the same; we just use different methods to share that message with others. However, some folks are trying to change the Message.
Today's word is Malachi 3:6, NIV, which reads, "I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed."
The children of Israel had strayed so far from GOD'S teachings, had changed the Message so much, that GOD told them that the only reason He didn't destroy them was because He had made a promise to Abraham that his seed would be a great generation and He wasn't going to break His promise because HE DOES NOT CHANGE.
Regardless of what today's media is trying to convey or the hippest televangelist is trying to tell you, GOD does not change; He is the same yesterday, today, and FOREVER. So, it doesn't matter what year the calendar indicates that it is, GOD is the same and His Word, His Message, has not changed. If it was sin one million years ago, if GOD'S word calls it sin, it is still sin; GOD DOES NOT CHANGE.
The flip side is true too. Just as sin is still sin, GOD is still in the forgiving business. If you will earnestly trust in JESUS, ask GOD to forgive your sins, turn from that sin, GOD still forgives. Why? Because, GOD hasn't changed.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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