Though Tides of Time Ebb and Flow, Jesus Is Unchanging

March 5

Life is full of change. Some change is good. Some is not. Some change is routine. Some is extraordinary. In spite of the old saying, ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same,’ most of us have to acknowledge that when some changes occur in our lives, they are transformative.

Birth is one of those wonderful events that bring joy to the family of the new child that has come—but it is a change that alters the parents’ lives forever. Job promotions are eagerly anticipated changes that invariably bring on increased responsibility—and its incumbent reduced discretionary time. We’ve all known the sting of death, the loss of someone near and dear to us, and we understand the void that is left and the ache that it brings.

When disappointment and loss occur, we are required to die self in a way that none of us want to do. But in the spiritual realm, there is a stability, a changelessness that we can use as our retreat from the wrenching experiences of life that can drag us down. Paul says in Hebrews 6:17, 18, “Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of His promise; He confirmed it with an oath…so we may be greatly encouraged.”

Our great God and King wants us to be aware that though there are ups and downs in life, though there will be changes that require us to adjust in ways we may not always desire, HE is forever unchanging! (See Malachi 3:6 and Hebrews 13:8) The tides of time ebb and flow; they increase with the winds of adversity, but the promise that has been given to us through faith in Jesus Christ is unchanging. We may say with Paul in Romans 4:21, “I am fully persuaded that what He has promised, He is able to perform.”