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God''s Faithfulness

  Faithfulness Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. (Deuteronomy 7:9) Let’s face it. Life isn’t easy. It has its ups and downs. Judah and his brothers sold Joseph to a band of Ishmaelite traders who were heading for Egypt with a load of gum, balm and aromatic resin. Joseph is purchased by Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh’s guard: he was a highly trusted government official. The Hebrew word used for officer indicates that Potiphar may have been a eunuch. The Lord blessed Potiphar and his household because of Joseph. His household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished. Even in Joseph’s slavery, the Lord was with Him. We know that Joseph walked with God and was faithful to God. He did not stray from that Love. He refused the advances of Potiphar’s wife and was thrown in prison and forgot...

God’s Eternal and Enduring Word

  God’s Eternal and Enduring Word God’s Word is forever. Psalm 119:89 tells us that the Word of the Lord is eternal and stands firm in heaven. Even though the grass withers and the flowers fade, the word of the Lord our God endures forever. (Isaiah 40:8) In the ebb and flow of what the world around us believes, changing almost day by day, we can rely on the Word of our Living God. We often see that what we are told is right and true and moral and proper, in the media, from our friends and neighbours, is at odds with what God has told us through His Word. How and what, then, should we believe. If we cast ourselves on the cares, whims, and opinions of our society, then we are nothing more than a cork in a stormy sea. We read in Hebrews 1:3 that Jesus not only radiates God’s Glory, and expresses God’s very character, he sustains everything by the mighty power of His command; that is, His Word. It is this same Word that sustains us. In Jesus there is wisdom and knowledge. (Colo...