As the old year has ended and 2013 stretches fresh and sparkling new ahead, I spent some time reviewing the work that had been accomplished in 2012 and then imagined all of the work that has to be done in the New Year, much of it the same as in the previous year. I was bemoaning the tiredness I felt from constantly doing (ad infinitum) the daily ‘have-to’ tasks involved in the successful running of a frequently transient household. Everyone needs a break from their job, yet homemakers rarely (if ever) get a true break from their labors because they live within their work environment every day of the livelong year. I was expecting to get some understanding (and perhaps some pity?) along with a little encouragement when my
husband piped up and quite plainly let me know that “there will always be work
that needs to be done.” I was not encouraged.
Do you know what absolute words are? These are words that have no exception. They signify 100% of something. It’s those ‘all or nothing’ words I’ve mentioned before. Always is just such a word, as is never, all, and whoever. There are many more of them, but you get the picture.
As I thought about the always statement my husband made, I could not help but think also of the absolute words God has given us that are both an encouragement and an assurance to us as we walk through this life on earth.
Matthew 28:20 “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” [Emphasis mine.]
Always. He (Jesus) is with us 100% of the time, right to the very end.
Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” [Emphasis mine.]
Always. Jesus, again 100% of the time, acts as mediator (between us and God) as He pleads our case to the Father.
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” [Emphasis mine.]
Never. The Lord will go with you and will be with you 100% of the time. We do not have to live in fear of Him deserting us just when we face our biggest challenge or have desperate need.
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." [Emphasis mine.]
All. That’s 100%. While things may look grim, bleak or hopeless to us, there is not one need of ours that He cannot effectively cope with, frequently leaving us amazed and in awe over how He was able to accomplish it.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” [Emphasis mine.]
Whoever. That means anyone. There are no exceptions to this invitation. All of us (100%) have been given the choice to either accept eternal life, or decline it. The only requirement to do so is to believe that God’s Son, Jesus, gave His life for you.
Each day of this New Year will be filled with many tasks, some exciting and some mundane. Through it all, we have the assurance that we are never alone to face anything that the future holds because He is always with us and is able to meet all of our needs from today right through to the very end of this life. Absolutely!
The choice is yours. He’s waiting for you.
(For more information about forming a relationship with the Lord, see How You Can Find Him located at the top of this page.)
husband piped up and quite plainly let me know that “there will always be work
that needs to be done.” I was not encouraged.
Do you know what absolute words are? These are words that have no exception. They signify 100% of something. It’s those ‘all or nothing’ words I’ve mentioned before. Always is just such a word, as is never, all, and whoever. There are many more of them, but you get the picture.
As I thought about the always statement my husband made, I could not help but think also of the absolute words God has given us that are both an encouragement and an assurance to us as we walk through this life on earth.
Matthew 28:20 “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” [Emphasis mine.]
Always. He (Jesus) is with us 100% of the time, right to the very end.
Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore he [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” [Emphasis mine.]
Always. Jesus, again 100% of the time, acts as mediator (between us and God) as He pleads our case to the Father.
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” [Emphasis mine.]
Never. The Lord will go with you and will be with you 100% of the time. We do not have to live in fear of Him deserting us just when we face our biggest challenge or have desperate need.
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." [Emphasis mine.]
All. That’s 100%. While things may look grim, bleak or hopeless to us, there is not one need of ours that He cannot effectively cope with, frequently leaving us amazed and in awe over how He was able to accomplish it.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” [Emphasis mine.]
Whoever. That means anyone. There are no exceptions to this invitation. All of us (100%) have been given the choice to either accept eternal life, or decline it. The only requirement to do so is to believe that God’s Son, Jesus, gave His life for you.
Each day of this New Year will be filled with many tasks, some exciting and some mundane. Through it all, we have the assurance that we are never alone to face anything that the future holds because He is always with us and is able to meet all of our needs from today right through to the very end of this life. Absolutely!
The choice is yours. He’s waiting for you.
(For more information about forming a relationship with the Lord, see How You Can Find Him located at the top of this page.)
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