Luke 21:33 (NASBStr)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Most of what you own today will be gone in three to five years. Maybe your home will still be standing but autos, clothes, trinkets and toys typically are "consumed" by this world and rust or rot away. They simply wear out. There is very little that is everlasting that you can count on to be here forever. Think how true that might have been in Jesus day. Material goods had less resistance to the world's wear and tear than they do today. Even political structures could change overnight. One nation could be in control one day and another the next. The statement Jesus makes in the above verse is quite profound with this background. Jesus has been telling the disciples that earth as they know it will soon be changed. The END is coming. Yet, in the midst of all this declaration of abomination Jesus utters saving grace ... "My Words will not pass away." That truth is vital to our very belief structure as believers. These words are an anchor for our storm of life. We may lose everything ... if you have never lost everything you may miss this .... but God's faithfulness to keep EVERY promise of His Word still endures. We may lose our job, our homes, our health, and even our family. But, God is faithful to His Word. As we are faithful to Him to fulfill it, He is faithful to us in the fulfillment of it. No promise He has uttered will pass away without it first coming to complete and utter fruition. The things we see (heaven and earth) will pass away. The things we stand in awe of (a sunset, a star, a canyon, a building, an accomplishment of mankind) will all pass away. But the simply truth of God's Word will endure forever. You can bank on it.
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