For I, the Lord, do not change Malachi 3:6

Reading a devotional, the word jumped out at me. I had read it many times before and just “K.C. translated” it. What that means is, reading the word in context, I had a pretty good and acceptable (to me) idea of what it meant, but I couldn’t bet my life on it! Then I felt a nudge… “look it up.” The word was ‘inexorable.’ I had thought it meant ‘indifferent!’ I was wrong.

As we stood around the flagpole of our church yesterday, I was filled with a sense of Joy. About 25 of us had gathered to to simply ask God to remove the red tide from our area. A seemingly crazed population was turning to politicians demanding something be done… as if man has the power to stop a hurricane or volcano! Two thoughts had struck me. 1. Our church members did not seem alarmed. And 2. No one seemed to simply call out to God and simply ‘ASK HIM’ to remove it! So we did!

This is not a discussion on red tide. In truth, as we polled our attendees, most were unconcerned. There are bigger issues facing our world. But it doesn’t take a lot of time to petition God for His favor, and we wanted to make THAT point to those who do not know Him. Standing in a circle, an occasional horn blew and folks shouted. We hoped it was in support toward rising the request to God. But that wasn’t our goal.

The thought hits me, ‘does what I believe and do make any difference?’ In listening to people facing life’s trials, I will often ask, ‘where do you go to church?’ OFTEN the answer is, ‘I don’t.’ ‘Inexorable’ came to mind, EVEN tho I didn’t know what it meant. “Inexorable – not able to be stopped or changed.’ And just like that… Bing! I get it.

When it comes to Jesus Christ and His Word, are YOU ‘inexorable?’ Do you ‘think’ what you believe and do makes a difference? Are you open to adjusting to HIS will and way? Or is what you THINK you know so immovable that it makes you your own god? Scary thought huh? I thought so too!

I am ‘inexorable.’ I believe in Jesus Christ and go to Him for everything. I don’t always see or do the exact thing He says, because sometimes my mortal brain is earthly bent. But I have the promise that HE never changes. He is God – I am not! So while the world lines up its sorrows and tragedies… and while men fight to prioritize ‘their’ issue to a higher level, I am reminded that what HE wants is really all I need to know.

What does Christ want? “look it up!”