Scripture
Our verse for today comes from Acts 7:53, “You who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.”
Background
Not too long ago, people began getting very familiar with letters and organizations that they previously knew nothing about or paid very little attention to. Letters like IRGC, IAF, and, in the past, COVID and Wuhan and pandemic, and organizations like the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) fill the news reports that are at every turn. And the latest update seemed to always be only that, the latest. Nothing about any of this seemed to be final or conclusive. What you heard this morning would be topped later that afternoon. If a state or a country reports certain things today, it’s certain that another state or country will go one further tomorrow. Locally, one update included the temporary closing of city park playgrounds and park restrooms, and most hospitals disallowing any visitors of patients except for a very few exceptions, and those allowed must be screened before they enter the facilities. When these announcements were made, they carried with them the weight of importance. The authorities issuing them were exercising their responsibilities to serve and protect the people, and we citizens were quick to respond in abeyance, valuing our health and the health of those around us.
Application
In our spiritual lives, we have also been given announcements that carry a weight of importance. They, too, come from authority intent on providing the utmost care and concern for the people. But these declarations are not the latest and greatest. They are not based on supposition and uncertainty. They are not being updated as reports come in from around the globe. They are not being tweaked and amended to try and deal with the current state and what may be tomorrow. No, our communication is from the Creator of the Universe, and it includes His unmatched and unchanging wisdom. It expresses His immeasurable love and has the power to transform lives and rescue souls for eternity. So, don’t be as others have been who disregard what God has said. Lean on Him and His Word in these ever-changing times. He and His words need no updating.
Charge
As we seek Him today, thank God for being in control of your life and the world around you.
Salvation – Eternal Life in Less Than 150 Words
Distributed by – BCWorldview.org
Editor Comment: When every authority's latest word is outdated by afternoon, this devotional points to the one declaration that has never needed revising.