ISAIAH 46:9-10

Remember the former things, those of long ago;

    I am God, and there is no other;  I am God, and there is none like me.

      I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come.

I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’ 

TO PONDER

I'd be surprised if you haven't heard the expression, 'the only two certainties in life are taxes and death'.  As I reflect on this saying, it is my view that it is fairly accurate. I work in reinsurance (a risk management industry – we insure insurers) and I sometimes explain to people that don't understand the concept of reinsurance, that we are sophisticated bookmakers (i.e., we price risk).

I have some friends that are involved in horse racing and if a horse has odds to win of $1.01, they would explain that this is as good as you might get to a certainty to win. If $1 is outlaid on the horse to win, the total return back is $1.01!  This for me is still far from certainty.

So what then is certainty? Probably not even the death and taxes expression as whilst we all pay tax (either directly or indirectly) some of us may not die but be here for Christ's second coming.

Certainty is todays reading from Isaiah and in fact our scripture for every day of this past week. What more certainty do we need? Our God is the same God, yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. That's certainty! (Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever".)

The God that loves you, me and the whole world so much that He sent His son down to earth to die for us on the cross and to defeat death and Satan with His Easter Sunday resurrection. Not anything, in this world or into the future will ever change this. THIS IS CERTAINTY.

Be challenged today, tomorrow and every day to show your certainty in all that you do in God's name. How (and for whom?) can you do this today?

PRAYER: God of Certainty. You are in control of all things. Thank you that you have gone before me to carve out my final destination with You for eternity. Continue to walk with me and help me to live boldly in this certainty every day.  Amen   

Today's devotion written by Shane Burdack, LifeWay Epping.