1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: You're listening to Daily Devotions with Pastor John I'm john 4 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Stongey and today's devotion is inspired by Matthew chapter twenty four, 5 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: verse thirty five, which says, heaven and earth will pass away, 6 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: but my words will not pass away. What do we 7 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: tend to value in life? What do we have that 8 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: has lasting importance to us? Many of the things our 9 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: hearts are inclined to treasure in this world are temporary things. 10 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: At times, we place increasing value on the very treasures 11 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: Jesus has cautioned us not to idolize. Truthfully, much of 12 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: what our eyes are drawn to and our flesh tends 13 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: to crave is here for just a moment and then gone. 14 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: Jesus reminds us that both heaven and earth will pass away. 15 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: Scripture reveals to us that both are going to be 16 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: created new, but the words of Christ will remain. His 17 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: teaching has eternal value. What is Christ taught us that 18 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: we're being called to value today? What has He modeled 19 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: for us that were being empowered to put into practice? 20 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: Creation was spoken into existence by the powerful word of Christ. 21 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: The universe is being sustained by the powerful word of Christ. 22 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: If his word is powerful enough to create and sustain 23 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: the universe, do we have any logical reason to ignore 24 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: what he has communicated. Let Jesus speak to you today 25 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: and listen to what he says. Let's pray. Lord, we 26 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: thank you for your word, and we thank you for 27 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: the privilege that it is to look at this portion 28 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: of scripture from the Gospel of Matthew and to think 29 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: about what you were trying to communicate to us here. Lord, 30 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: you reveal to us that your words will not go away. 31 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: They do not pass away. They aren't transient like so 32 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: many of the things that we see on a daily basis. 33 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: Your word is powerful, Your word is sustaining, and your 34 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: word is eternal. And Lord, we know that throughout the 35 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: course of our lives, you speak to us in a 36 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: variety of ways. You speak to us through your Holy Spirit. 37 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: You speak to us through the council of your Word. 38 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: You speak to us through our brothers and sisters in Christ, 39 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: and you help us to understand your will. Lord. We 40 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: also know that it's very easy for us to go 41 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: through stretches of time where we become adept at ignoring 42 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: your voice, where we want to hear our own voice 43 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: above yours. But that's not your desire for us. We 44 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: know that you want us to listen to you continually 45 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: and to live in communion with you, where we are 46 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: conscious of your presence with us every single day. So, 47 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: by your grace, Lord, we pray that you'd help us 48 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: to listen to your counsel, to listen to your word 49 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: as you speak to us today. We pray that we 50 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: would not ignore your voice, but that we would listen 51 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: to what you say, and that we would take opportunities 52 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: to share the truth of your word with others. We're 53 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: grateful for this encouragement, and we're grateful for this admonition 54 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: from your scripture today. And we commit ourselves to you 55 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: now and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.