CAN YOU FIND ANYTHING UNCHANGING IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD?

BIBLE PASSAGE:
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
(Hebrews 13:8)

MEDITATION:
Do you ever think about the days when you were a child? If you do,
it can trigger many special memories about growing up, can’t it? As
you grew older, you may have thought about how much it would please  
you to watch your children enjoying some of the same things you did.

Things like riding a bike over to a friend’s house to play. Or playing hide
and seek after dark. I can remember meeting friends at a ball field to play
ball for hours. Fishing was a fun activity as well, especially when we were
allowed to ride our bikes to the pond or lake, while carrying our fishing gear.

But the world has changed, hasn’t it? In the world today, there are too many
dangers that prevent us from allowing our children to enjoy some of the same
activities that we did. Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where pleasant
things never change?

Fortunately, there is someone who never changes – Jesus Christ. In
the restless sea of world turmoil, Jesus stands steadfast and calm.
He is always ready to welcome all who surrender their lives to Him
and accept the blessings of safety and peace only He can provide.

The Bible says, “It is appointed unto men once to die” and to the average
person this can seem like a stark and hopeless situation. Hundreds of
philosophies and scores of religions have been invented to circumvent
the Word of God. Modern philosophers and psychologists are still trying
to make it appear that there is some ‘way out’ other than the path of Jesus.
But people have tried them all, and none of them leads anywhere but down.
    Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face
    judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins
    of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin,
    but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.
    (Hebrews 9:27-28)

Christ came to give us the answers to the three never-changing problems
of sin, sorrow, and death. It is Jesus Christ, and He alone, who is enduring
and unchanging, “the same yesterday, today, and forever”. All other things
may change, but Christ remains unchangeable.

ACTION:
Aren’t you glad that we worship a Lord and Savior who never changes?
If He was changeable, then where would we find stability? If He was not
always the same, then which Christ would we worship? Would we choose
to worship Him only when He ‘fits in’ and meshes with our desires? That
wouldn’t give us the solid foundation we need, and it wouldn’t be the type
of Lord we would want to worship. Why? Because the things we do that
please Him, would be constantly changing, and that creates instability.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, I am thankful that You and Your Son, Jesus Christ
never change. You both provide me with the stability that allows me
to find peace and joy in worshipping You. I pray that You will help me,
as a follower of Jesus Christ, to mimic His characteristics and qualities,
including a desire to be unchanging about the things that represent my
faith. I cannot do that on my own, so I appeal to You to guide me in all
my ways. My trust, faith, and confidence are in You as an unchanging
Father and Son. Thank You for Your unchanging love!”

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