Daily Devotional from Pastor Mary 11-21-24

God’s supernatural law has put the world and all of creation into a system of order. These things function by God’s Word or ordinances; he sustains the universe with himself—Life and Light. The kosmos [the whole of creation] is filled with the Light and Life of God. Therefore, only God has the ultimate authority and sustained victory over chaos [biblical definition is darkness], my friends! God is the Ruling Lord of Creation.


However, throughout time humanity has made a practice of trying to alter God’s order or standard by seeing themselves disconnected or separate from his world, word, and authority. This false mindset has resulted in the spread of chaos [darkness]. We are not disconnected from creation and for this reason God gave human beings dominion and responsibility [stewardship] over the earth (Gen 1:26-28). Life is about God’s purposes; therefore, nothing human beings enact will change what God has put into place and motion. Humans will self-slaughter before they will change the will and purposes of God.


So, as believers, we must demonstrate the proper stewardship of God’s order. We cannot force our views on others, but we can live in the love, will, and strength of the eternal Lord and King. That means we live by the royal laws set out for human beings—we live like Christ while in the world—and, we are known by our wholehearted love and dependence upon God, our unconditional love in action for others, and accept our responsibility to care for the earth. This is where the blessing of God is found. Search no further! Christ the Lord is the eternal King and he has already spoken!


Psalm 93

The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty.
    Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength.
The world stands firm
    and cannot be shaken.

Your throne, O Lord, has stood from time immemorial.
    You yourself are from the everlasting past.

The floods have risen up, O Lord.
    The floods have roared like thunder;
    the floods have lifted their pounding waves.

But mightier than the violent raging of the seas,
    mightier than the breakers on the shore—
    the Lord above is mightier than these!

Your royal laws cannot be changed.
    Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for being our King. We thank you for the order you have put into place and we pray for the world to get into agreement with you. We will continue to stand against the darkness and work to take care of your world. You are the holy One and we worship you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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