Saturday, August 10, 2024

Relevance...

"Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations." -- Psalm 145:13

Relevance! We constantly hear the term used to encourage our efforts in communicating to a newer generation. The cry goes out for new words and techniques because the younger people will never understand or consider old truth. Unless it's new and different it won't help the cause. The question comes to mind; is there anything that hasn't changed that retains any value? 

Solomon noted that there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9) The years pass from one generation to the next and history repeats itself over and over again. Technology improves our lives, but daily needs and struggles continue without change. In a very real way we need help from someone that has stood the test of time and remains unchanged. David found just such a one in the Lord, whose kingdom is everlasting and whose dominion endures throughout all generations.

Build your ministry on things that never change my pastor friend, and you will be relevant to every generation. In the face of unchanging struggles and storms of life, everyone needs someone who "upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down". (verse 14) In this great truth we find relevance in the unchangeable person of our God and King.

Because HE is the same yesterday and today and forever! 

~ PJVS

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