Sacred Sunday

A reminder on the constancy of our Lord.   A reminder that His promises are not like our promises.   Humans are fickle.  We change our mind.  We fail to keep our promises.  We lie- big or small, white lies, justifiable lies- still lies.  We are never constant.   God- OUR GOD- is constant.  He does not lie.  He does not promise and then forget His promise or break His promise. 
God bless you this week as you remember His promises, and take comfort in knowing those promises will be kept.

¹⁹ God is not human, that he should lie,
not a human being, that he should change his mind.
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill?
²⁰ I have received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot change it.

~Numbers 23 v 19-20

Sacred Sunday

⁴ This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: ⁵ “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. ⁶ Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. ⁷ Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” ⁸ Yes, this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have. ⁹ They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them,” declares the Lord.

¹⁰ This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. ¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹² Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. ¹⁴ I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”  Jeremiah 29 v 4-14

As Military Members, as Military Wives, even as Veterans, we move around alot.  We sometimes have plenty of time to prepare, sometimes we have no time at all.  Sometimes we are excited at the prospect of a new place, and sometimes we feel like we are being exiled.  The above passage encourages us to embrace the "exile."  Make the best of the new home.  Make friends.  Make family.  LIVE an abundant life, because He promises He has a plan, and He promises He will bring you home. 

God Bless!!!