CAN YOU FIND ANYTHING UNCHANGING IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD?

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

MEDITATION:
Do you ever reflect back to the days when you were a child?
If you do, it triggers many special memories about growing up, doesn’t it?
As you grew older, you thought about how neat it would be 
to watch your children enjoy 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 will turn to Him 
and accept the blessings of safety and peace that 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. 

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 the same, then which Christ would we worship?
Would we choose to worship Him only until He changed?
That would not give us the foundation we need 
and it would not be the type of Lord we would want to worship. 

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.”