Deu 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Even the strongest human ties, namely marriage is dissolved by death. But, God remains faithful to a thousand generations of any one who loves Him and obeys His Word. He continues to pour the blessings of Heaven, blessings of the womb and blessings of the deep upon those who are bonded to Him in a personal and intimate relationship with Him.
It is said that any one can count the seeds inside an apple but only God can count the apples inside a single seed. He sees the end from the beginning. He told Abraham that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars, as the sand and as the dust. Today, we too can claim an inheritance of faith along with the Jews as descendants of Abraham. The sacred agreement that Jehovah made with Abraham is what holds good for us even today. It is sealed now with the blood of the God-provided and God-begot Lamb. We are transformed from being mere people of fate into people of faith. Faith in Jesus is “Rahab’s scarlet thread” that redeemed us from being a people who did not know God to one that trusts and loves Him more than any one or any thing else.
A thousand generations is about 35,000 years. No one knows if the world as we know it will exist that long. But, it speaks of the constancy of God’s love and commitment to His chosen and His faithful. Not only our physical generations but the spiritual children would be greatly blessed. In all of our struggles, He is an ever present help. He literally keeps His Word to us. The one thing that is impossible for God is that He cannot lie. Nothing else is too hard or impossible for Him. He will fulfill this promise as He fulfills the rest of His Word in the course of history and the course of our lives. I remember how during the last Asian tsunami( Dec 26, 2004) a young believer who had gone out fishing near the Chennai coast. As the wave overturned his boat, he cried out, “ Lord, where’s your promise?” He survived to tell his story.
Prateep V Philip
Thank you Prateep This is powerful, the example to adhere to the word came to me in 2 instances through deut.6 and Joshua 1:8 and Joshua 8:32-35. Joshua commanded in1:8 but also demonstrated proficiency in remembering, recalling and reproducing the word, as in 8:32-35. His life and example was a series of conquests beyond the mid life in establishing the tribes, leading the people and inheriting the promises.
ReplyDeleteMay we be able to write our life stories likewise.....and we need the challenge and the support to press on............Thanks again for the thoughts
Vasu Vittal