TOPIC: CONSTANT VS VARIABLES I
MEMORIZE:
For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Malachi 3:6
READ: Lamentations 3:22-26
22 It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
MESSAGE
We live in a world of constants and variables. For example, the heights and weights of humans are variables as they differ between individuals.
Wealth is also a variable because some people are rich while some are poor. Even among the rich, wealth remains a variable because a fellow can have riches today, and it could all be gone tomorrow (Proverbs 23:5). In contrast, constants represent things that never change. For instance, men do not get pregnant and give birth.
In life also, we have variable constants; these are things that are supposed to be constant but can be subject to changes. For example, adults are supposed to have 32 teeth, but if you check, you may find that some adults have less than 32 teeth.
Ecclesiastes 12:3 says that the grinders become few with age, which is the Bible's wonderful way of saying that you may lose some of your teeth as you grow older. Furthermore, we have absolute constants. For example, a day following a night is a constant. It has been happening since the world began, and it will continue to happen until God says otherwise. Psalm 30:5 says that weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. It is certain that a day will follow a night; therefore, before sunrise tomorrow, all your sorrows will be gone, in Jesus' name.
Our God is an absolute constant. In today's memory verse, He said, "..l am the Lord, I change not... " He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Who He was is who He is - He never changes. That is why He introduced Himself to Moses as I AM, not I WAS, nor I WILL BE'. If He gave someone a miracle yesterday, you can rest assured that He can give you the same today. The God who healed the sick and made the lame walk is still the same. Do you have a case that looks impossible? Our God is Almighty, and there is nothing impossible with Him (Luke 1:37). Pray and search through the Scriptures for God's word to you concerning the situation, for the things that were written in the Bible were written for your learning, that you might have hope through patience and the comfort of the Scriptures (Romans 15:4).
Beloved, God never changes; His word is constant (Isaiah 40:8). Let your heart be filled with hope because His word never fails. Hold on to His word, and very soon, your hope will be turned into testimonies.
KEY POINT
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever more. He is Our sure constant amidst life's variables.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 1-3
AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN 21: MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING LESS
1. My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
Chorus:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
2. When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
3. His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
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