God’s Faithfulness ~ Our
Everlasting Hope!
LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for
in perfect faithfulness
During this season of reflection
and renewal, join me in exploring God’s Faithfulness. Do you find strength for
every circumstance in God’s Faithfulness? God IS Faithful! God’s Faithfulness is our everlasting Hope! ~ Donna Oswalt
But I lavish
My love on those who love Me and obey my commandments, even for a thousand
generations. Exodus 20:6 NLT
Old Testament Egypt worships many gods and believes
the more gods, the more blessings. While in captivity for 430 years, Egyptian
practices influence the Jewish people. After leaving Egypt, they encounter many
other pagan nations who practice idol worship including temple prostitution,
fertility rites, and sacrificing children. God gives them specific rules about
not worshiping idols but worshiping Jehovah, unchanging and faithful, who
lavishes love on His people. Within the Ten Commandments, God gives guidelines
for all relationships, first with Him, secondly with others.
Out of His goodness and grace, God promises to love us.
The first important lessons of the Ten Commandments establish God as the only
God, and warn that to value anything more importantly than God creates an idol,
a substitute god. Today’s idols beg our pagan hearts to place work, money,
success, and pleasure above God. Shouting for attention, campaigning for
importance, hoping we choose them over God’s priorities, these substitute idols
cause us to lose focus of the eternal, infinite, Sovereign God.
Holy, Holy, Holy, God of lavish love pour
over me. In the noise and chaos, I look for You. Forgive me when I offer You my
leftover moments. Great is Your faithfulness - Holy and worthy of my first
thoughts – my deepest reverence – my loudest praises! –dho
Focus Point: Out of His goodness and grace, God
promises to love us.
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copyright 2015 by Donna Oswalt/Co-Founder of Mangrove Ministries/Christian
blogger and author Breathing Room
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blessed by the Lord Who loves you best!”
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