I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the message this week. I am doing better with my health, and I hope and pray that you are all doing well. I would like to thank the Lord for giving me the opportunity to post the message this week.
Over the course of the last few weeks, we have been engaged in a series of messages on the names and titles of God found in the Old Testament. In the Scriptures, one of the more used titles for God is The everlasting God. In Hebrew, this is El Olam. The first time we see this name for God used is in Genesis 21:33 which reads, "Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God." This name for God is used over 400 times in the Bible. Another example of this usage is in Psalm 90:2 that states, "Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God."
This title for God lets us know some very important things. For one, this title for God tells us that God is eternal. He is without beginning or end. There was not a time that God did not exist, and there is not a time in the future when God will go out of existence. Because He is eternal, He has all power to sustain all things.
As I've stated many times here on the blog, Jesus is the divine Son of God. He is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity who came in the flesh. As God, Jesus is also the everlasting God. In Revelation 1:8, Jesus is called the Alpha and the Omega. This means the beginning and the end, and it is a reference to the eternal nature of the Son. In Hebrews 13:8 we are told that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever."
What is the significance of the Lord being the everlasting God for us? It is important for at least three different reasons. As the everlasting God, God is the sustainer of all that there is. If God was not everlasting, there would not be the hope of the continuity of all things. As the everlasting God, all will go according to His will and plan because there will not be a time when the Almighty God will not be in existence to carry out His will and His way in the universe.
We also need to realize that the promises that have been given to us by the Lord are dependent on the fact that He is the everlasting God. We are told in verses such as John 3:16 that God will give everlasting life to those who place their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. Everlasting life for those of us who believe is only possible if there is an everlasting God. Also, Jesus told us that He has gone to prepare a place for us and that we will be with Him forever if we trust in Him. Jesus is the everlasting God. We can trust in His promises. He has the power to uphold and to do all that He has said and promised.
Finally, it is important that God is everlasting in order for there to be true justice in the universe. If it was possible for God to come to an end, that would mean that it was within the realm of possibility for those who have done wrong to escape the consequences of their actions. Things would have the possibility of not being brought to account and recompense being made.
However, God is the everlasting God. Ultimate justice is secure. We can know that if we trust in the Lord that we will have everlasting life. God will always be in total control of all that is. Amen.
Prayer Requests
Please continue to pray that I will keep getting better. I thank you for your prayers. Also, keep praying that I can find a better job.
Continue to pray for peace in the war torn areas of our world. Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen and Sudan all need our prayers.
For our prayer focus countries this week, let us pray for those in the nations of Oman and Tunisia. Pray that many will come to know Jesus.
Next week, we will continue with our current series. I will post the verses on Monday. May God bless you all.
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