 A daily, Bible-based perspective of hope, encouragement and exhortation. <Previous Message · Archives ·  Archive/print editionWednesday, December 31, 2008  Vista view from the highest point on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.  Listen to us share this message on your audio player."Transitional Assurance" "But You remain the same, and Your years will never end" (Psalm 102:27). Another year is coming to an end. For some of you this has been a year of significant change in your life. Celebrations such as the birth of a child, a long-awaited job promotion, an in-law added to the family structure, a new home. In addition to the celebrations you've possibly experienced the loss of a loved one, a difficult job transition, a divorce in the family, or even a major medical battle. 2009 is around the corner and you're not sure just what to expect. What do the terrorists have planned? What will happen in the Middle East? How will the economy affect your personal life? What will the political changes bring? Or more importantly, will this be the year for the return of the King of kings? The portion of Scripture truth in the daily text gives great assurance for life's inevitable transitions. It's said that change is certain and from our perspective that's true. There will be change in your life in 2009. That's for sure. And there will certainly be change in our world as well! The Psalmist is speaking of God in the daily text when he writes, "But you remain the same." This speaks of the theological attribute known as the immutability of God, which is taught throughout the Bible. God declares in Malachi 3:6, "For I am the LORD, I change not." Hebrews 13:8 declares that, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." I often find rich assurance in the portion of the great old hymn that states, "Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father, there is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not. As Thou hast been, Thou forever wilt be." The latter part of the verse states, "And your years will never end." This speaks of the attribute known as the eternality of God. From eternity past, to this very moment we call "now", and throughout eternity future He is. Less than 24 hours this year will end and one day our physical existence on earth will end, but His years will never end. And the remarkable blessing is that He has made provision for us to live with Him for all eternity! There are many changes on earth we dread, but the certainty of a future in heaven with the King of kings is a change that fills us with glorious anticipation as we welcome in the new year of 2009. As we go through life's transitions let us place our growing faith and steadfast hope in God's ever-faithful care! As we do so, His grace will sustain us and His Word will guide us through another year. Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber Daily prayer: Father, we are so very thankful for all the blessings we enjoyed over the past year of 2008. There were many opportunities for rejoicing and many opportunities for trusting. Your mercies are renewed daily and Your provision is experienced in our lives each moment of every day. We seek You for guidance in the new year and growth in our daily Christian walk. Though we cannot predict the future we can predict Your faithfulness because You are a God that does not change. Every promise You've made is true as we have seen in the Biblical records. This gives us reason to trust You for the dawning of a new year where we will once again experience Your guiding presence in our daily lives. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Amen. Personal Note: Today we are in the Greensboro, North Carolina area visiting my sister Genelle and her husband Cesar. This morning my sister is fixing my favorite breakfast dish at her place called "Arepas". This afternoon we plan to visit friends in the Charlotte area. Tomorrow we'll visit friends in the Hickory area before returning here tomorrow afternoon. We do not expect to prepare a message tomorrow morning but hope to share one January 2.    Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources (Click on the link to open and play. In some cases you may also need to click again to start the song.) |
 Stephen and Brooksyne Weber "We want to encourage you daily in your walk with Christ!" Personal Ministry Update Revised 10/21/08  Each weekday morning Brooksyne and I prepare these messages and distribute them at no cost to you and many others all over the world. Would you please consider a financial offering to support us in this daily encouragement ministry? Donations are tax deductible and will be receipted directly by my chaplaincy endorsing ministry. Thanks! See here for details. (2008 YTD financial offerings to Daily Encouragement Net through 12/30/08: $21,351.00) SUBSCRIPTION INFO  Were you forwarded this edition of Daily Encouragement Net? If you desire you can receive your own free! To receive these "Daily Encouragement" devotionals each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe. This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. It was sent to you because you signed up to receive it OR a friend forwarded it to you. You can also subscribe to the rss feed. Please feel free to pass these messages on!Cancel: We respect and value your time and privacy. If this newsletter no longer meets your needs we will be happy to remove your address from the list immediately. To remove your address merely use the link automatically inserted by the mailing list software at the very bottom of each message. Weekly Version: The weekly version is designed for those who do not check their email regularly. It is merely the Friday message with a link to previous messages. To receive the free weekly version, send a blank email to this address. (To change addresses cancel your old address and then join again using your new address.) "A Daily Prayer" - A blog simply posting the daily prayer. We keep this up each day since it's merely the prayer from the Daily Encouragement Net message! "Clear Minded" - Longer, periodic articles on specific issues impacting the faithful believer and church. (Actually this is my intent but I haven't done much with it!) "A Little Foolishness" - A humor/satire blog (a great outlet for non-serious writing but at times with a subtle message!) I haven't had time or "inspiration" for this for awhile but it has several stories that get regular page views. "Hymns of Hope" - Brooksyne along with two friends made a CD using classic hymns. Brooksyne tells the background story of the 11 hymns. We are distributing this CD without charge in our ministry. All of these songs are also available for download on the site. If any reader in this series would like a CD merely write us and request one. Daily Encouragement Net is an affiliate of Christianbook.com. Any orders placed to Christian Book Distributers using this link or any specific product link to a recommended resource in a daily encouragement message will help our Daily Encouragement ministry through a small commission on the sale. Thank you for using these links when purchasing online through CBD! Personal Mission Statement "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and I make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and to prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."  How to become a child of God Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version. © Copyright 2008 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved Daily Encouragement Net Stephen & Brooksyne Weber 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 Contact us |
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