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Friday,
October
15,
2021
After a week of cloud covered skies, on our way to the
Shady Maple Smorgasbord in eastern Lancaster County, the sun
finally broke through late yesterday morning. What an uplifting
sight and sudden surge of energy came from that experience.
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"The
Forever Dynasty"
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“You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation” (Lamentations 5:19). “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns” (Revelation 19:6).
“You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation” (Lamentations 5:19). “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns” (Revelation 19:6).
Tom Brady has been
the dominant quarterback in the NFL for the last 20 years,
having been in 10 super bowls or amazing half of the super bowls
in his career. He has essentially been a one man dynasty and
still plays very well in his mid-forties and wants to keep on
playing. But I have a prediction. His age will eventually get
the best of him and this dynasty will end!
How many recall
when Duck Dynasty was an immensely popular "reality" show here
in America? It had a large weekly audience and many men even
grew their beards similar to the way they were worn in the show.
But like anything popular in this world the Duck Dynasty show
faded in popularity.
About 50 years ago John Lennon, of the Beatles, made an extremely boastful statement about the popularity of his band being more popular than Jesus Christ. We know how that turned out and his final accounting will be given to the Lord Jesus. The Beatles and all others who are reckoned as "famous" by this world’s standards will eventually be likened to a tiny grain of sand in recorded history, let alone throughout eternity.
About 50 years ago John Lennon, of the Beatles, made an extremely boastful statement about the popularity of his band being more popular than Jesus Christ. We know how that turned out and his final accounting will be given to the Lord Jesus. The Beatles and all others who are reckoned as "famous" by this world’s standards will eventually be likened to a tiny grain of sand in recorded history, let alone throughout eternity.
Such is always
the case with all worldly dynasties. They come to an end. But
today let us rejoice in a forever dynasty!
As God’s children we are heirs to a dynasty that will last forever. Jeremiah proclaimed in our first daily text that, "You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation”. What tremendous assurance this should bring to every believer reading this message today. Today His reign endures and always will.
Jeremiah didn’t make this proclamation of praise in the setting of an edifying worship service where people were excitedly lifting their voices in praise and thanksgiving. Instead he spoke these words as he was acknowledging the utter desperation of his people and confessed that they had turned their backs against God. They were spoken during a time of social and spiritual chaos, as Judah’s captivity to Babylon was imminent. The period leading up to the fall of Judah is instructive. During this time the nation slipped deeper and deeper into apostasy with this descriptive phrase:
“The LORD, the
God of their fathers, sent word to them through His
messengers again and again, because He had pity on His
people and on His dwelling place. But they mocked God’s
messengers, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets
until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against His people
and there was no remedy” (2 Chronicles 36:15,16).
This verse is so instructive for the age in which we live.
2 Chronicles 36 is
a solemn record of the fall of Judah and the onset of the
Babylonian Captivity. It records the final three Kings in Judah
who were each described as doing "evil in the eyes of the
Lord". It is not a pretty picture and without a doubt the
people of the land endured grave consequences as a result of
having wicked rulers that likely endorsed their own personal
wickedness.
The passage ends with a phrase that greatly intrigues me, "and there was no remedy". There came a point when it’s as if God essentially said, "Enough is enough". We see this at other times in the Bible such as the great flood and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We also witness God's wrath unfolding as temporal earthly kingdoms fell (Daniel 5). One day we will see it at the culmination of the age.
Where does America stand or any other country for that matter as it is being weighed in the balance of God’s holy vindication? When will it be determined by God as it was for ancient Israel, that there is no remedy? Only God knows, but those of us who seek to faithfully follow the Lord and walk in His ways must all be numbered among those the Scripture calls a "remnant". The remnant are those whose hearts remain true to God no matter the cost in times of deepest desperation. At the time of this writing, the remnant of true followers would have included Jeremiah, Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach, Abednego and surely many others whose names are not recorded in the Bible.
In our daily text God gave Jeremiah spiritual eyes to see the eternal perspective that “You, O LORD, reign forever”. Now 2,600 years later all around the world we sing, "Our God Reigns". We will be making this proclamation throughout eternity and we will be living it out throughout the eons of eternity.
The passage ends with a phrase that greatly intrigues me, "and there was no remedy". There came a point when it’s as if God essentially said, "Enough is enough". We see this at other times in the Bible such as the great flood and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We also witness God's wrath unfolding as temporal earthly kingdoms fell (Daniel 5). One day we will see it at the culmination of the age.
Where does America stand or any other country for that matter as it is being weighed in the balance of God’s holy vindication? When will it be determined by God as it was for ancient Israel, that there is no remedy? Only God knows, but those of us who seek to faithfully follow the Lord and walk in His ways must all be numbered among those the Scripture calls a "remnant". The remnant are those whose hearts remain true to God no matter the cost in times of deepest desperation. At the time of this writing, the remnant of true followers would have included Jeremiah, Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach, Abednego and surely many others whose names are not recorded in the Bible.
In our daily text God gave Jeremiah spiritual eyes to see the eternal perspective that “You, O LORD, reign forever”. Now 2,600 years later all around the world we sing, "Our God Reigns". We will be making this proclamation throughout eternity and we will be living it out throughout the eons of eternity.
In a glimpse
behind the veil in John’s vision, recorded in the book of
Revelation, we read: “The kingdom of the world has become the
kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign
forever and ever” (11:15). The King of kings will turn our
days of mourning into days of joy and dancing. Let us keep this
extremely important perspective before us today! “Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns” (Revelation 19:6).
Be encouraged today, (Hebrews 3:13)
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer: Father, You were
King of the heavens before there was time and You will
be King for all eternity. What joy and assurance that
truth brings to our spirits today in light of the
increasing evil of our day. Our temporal burdens are
lightened when we transport our hearts to the New
Jerusalem where there is no temple in the City because
You, Lord God Almighty are the City’s temple. The City
won’t need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because
Your glory is its light, and the Lamb is the City’s
lamp. Nothing unclean and no one who does shameful
things will be admitted. Only those whose names are
written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the City.
Keep us fervent in our witness and faithful in our
service. In the blessed name of Jesus we pray. Amen. (See
Revelation 21 for further encouragement)
Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Our
God Reigns" Video The Maranatha
Singers
"Hallelujah,
Our God Reigns" Video Passion
- feat. Brett Younker
"In
Christ Alone" Video Shane and Shane
Yesterday
our visits took us through eastern Lancaster
County
Autumn
display at the Red Caboose Motel east of
Strasburg, PA
This
interesting motel uses old railroad cabooses and
includes the Casey Jones restaurant with
seating in actual railroad dining cars.
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Amish
husband and wife harvesting corn together. It's
great to see families, often including the children,
working together at the harvest.
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This
doesn't look quite proportional! Like Brooksyne
maybe the driver was on the look-out for neck
pumpkins or butternut squash.
This
church sign in New Holland, PA has a good message.
We
parked next to this "church bus" at the Shady Maple,
not quite sure what to make of it!
Great
Smoky
Mountains
National Park
7/23/21
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