WE’RE STANDING FIRM

READING: DEUTERONOMY 4:32-40

Verse 39: “Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the LORD Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.”

In this day and time there is much that people make subject to question, debate and personal preference. Our society teaches that our opinions matter and that the desires of every person should be considered equally. Modern technology makes it possible to produce tremendous variety in manufacturing. This adds to our ability to obtain products that are tailored to our individual likes and dislikes. In these and many other ways people are encouraged to believe things should be just as they want them. The word “entitlement” has come into use to describe this development. Sadly, this way of thinking and responding has even extended to judgments about God’s sovereignty. Standing against this trend, we who honor the Lord confess that no opinion is able to alter God’s lordship, His truth or His word. There is no change to the ancient charge spoken by Moses to the nation of Israel. This day as then, there is no question, debate or personal preference. We know as Moses declared, that the Lord our God, He is God. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What is the root of “entitlement”?

2. Is there anything to which we are truly entitled?