I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD

I am currently going verse by verse through the book of Numbers, and thought this particular verse was quite a pertinent reminder of truth that is important for us to remember today.

Numbers 15:41 I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.

The chapter closed with a declaration by the LORD of who He Is and His relationship to the people of Israel. 

·      “I am the LORD” - the self-existent, eternal One. 

·      “your God” - the supreme authority

·      your Deliverer – “which brought you out of the land of Egypt”

·      “to be your God” – acknowledged by you as your supreme authority

And then an exclamation point—“I am the LORD your God.”  No matter what you do or what you choose to believe, that fact will not change.  In spite of their rebellion, in spite of their unbelief, God will honor His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Genesis 17:4–8 “As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.  And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”

The same is true today.  The LORD our God is the all-powerful Creator and the Supreme Authority over all the reality of creation—both the seen and the unseen.   It doesn’t matter what people choose to believe in spite of all the evidence staring them in the face.  He is also our one and only Deliverer—the only way to heaven and eternal life in the presence of our Savior.  That is the truth, and truth never changes.  What we may think to be true may change—but truth never changes.

 

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