As I read the chronicler's list of the generations of each tribe of Israel, that old hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness comes to mind.
“Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
Through the ages, through all of the years of the lives listed in 1 Chronicles, God was there. God was present in the lives of his people whether they realized it or not. He was leading them, protecting them, delivering them. God could not change his mind about his chosen people. They were and have been forever his. Even in the darkest times, even during the holocaust, even when Christians were burned at the stake or slaughtered by ISIS, God is there. His compassion has not changed. Just because we cannot see from an eternal perspective does not mean God is not there. Even in the direst circumstances, God is faithful.
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
Through the ages, through all of the years of the lives listed in 1 Chronicles, God was there. God was present in the lives of his people whether they realized it or not. He was leading them, protecting them, delivering them. God could not change his mind about his chosen people. They were and have been forever his. Even in the darkest times, even during the holocaust, even when Christians were burned at the stake or slaughtered by ISIS, God is there. His compassion has not changed. Just because we cannot see from an eternal perspective does not mean God is not there. Even in the direst circumstances, God is faithful.
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