Shifting Shadows of Time
James 1:17
(NIV)
Every good and perfect gift is from
above, coming down from the Father of
the heavenly lights, who does not change
like shifting shadows.
The
times we are now living in are rapidly
changing. Yet, as shifting shadows
change with the time of day, our
Heavenly Father, and the values He has
set forth do not change. His words
remain constant in an ever-changing
world that’s altering at an alarming
rate. The values once cherished by past
generations, we discard like pieces of
cardboard.
The challenge for
every God-fearing Christian is to remain
firmly planted in the righteousness of
our Father in heaven during an era of
shifting shadows. We live presently in a
season in which evil is called good and
good is called evil. Let us not be swept
aside as the tide of violence and evil
sweep across the world’s landscapes. We
must hold fast to our confession of
faith as the turbulences and disorders
of our cultures try to disrupt what God
is calling us to be and do.
Jesus
illustrated the two houses, one built on
sand and the other on rock. Those who
build on sand and the shifting shadows
of time will not withstand the
torrential downpour of evil coming at
them. However, those who remain firmly
established on the rock of the Lordship
of Jesus Christ will endure anything
that comes at them. As morals and truth
decline, those who build on the Rock
won’t be affected as the world's
cultures erode from shifting shadows.
As morals shift, we must resist the
squeeze of the world by offering
ourselves as living sacrifices. By
presenting ourselves as living
sacrifices, we stay focused on what the
acceptable will of the Lord is. Amid
unacceptable practices, we must remain
devoted to the Father’s will. As various
false doctrines blow across the
landscapes of our cultures and the
Church, we must learn to endure sound
doctrine amid all that’s shifting.
Prayer
Father
God, I come to you today, asking for
strength and stability during all that
is shifting in our world. Please help me
be faithful and not give in to the
shifting morals of the world. Please
help me to be salt and light to a dark
world.
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