Verse: Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Devotional
This verse. There’s just so much to wrap my head around In this one small passage.
My mind just starts firing off other scriptures and song lyrics about God being always the same. Everlasting to Everlasting. Age to age the same. In him there is no turning. I Am. There are a lot.
It’s not really natural to us, changeable humans that we are, to understand the unchangeable nature of God. Of our Jesus. We tend to judge God by our experiences with humans. Have you ever had someone close to you do something so out of character, that you had the strange sensation that you really didn’t know them like you thought? That they were both familiar and alien at the same time? Probably, right? I mean, we are talking about people. Well, Jesus isn’t like that. His promises to us are unwavering, no matter what we do or don’t do. He won’t switch it up and become someone else. He is who he says he is. It’s not just the best of intentions, but pure reality.
I’m thinking about some of the things that change quickly in our culture. Fashion, for one. It’s a constantly moving wheel. And beauty standards, for another. What was considered the height of beauty 100 years ago was somewhat different from the beauty ideals of today in our country. How about cars, or interior design? Technology, infrastructure, social etiquette? It’s dizzying to consider. But in all this whirlwind of change, there is one who is unmoving, unaffected by the shallow, shifting sands of trends and development. Our God has been, and is, and will continue to be, the same. A rock on which we can build our lives. What a comfort to my heart. He is exactly who he says he is. Regardless of anything else in our lives.
Prayer
Jesus, thank you for your goodness and faithfulness. Thank you that you never change. Help us to lean into you, and your unchangeable nature. Help us to trust in you, and in your promises. Amen.
Author: Emily Costa
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