“For I am the Lord, I change not…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). 

One of the things that we all face in life is change.  Life is constantly changing.  Our children who at one time were toddlers are now grown and have children of their own.  Many of our loved ones have passed into eternity.  Places we once shopped have been torn down to make way for something new.  The highways we once traveled have changed.  Change is an inevitable part of life.  Some change is good.  Some of it is not.  And sometimes it is difficult to adjust to the change. 

But the one thing that does not change is the Lord Himself.  He makes that declaration in His Word.  In (Hebrews 13:8) the Word of God declares that Jesus Christ is “the same yesterday, today and forever.” (Which affirms His Deity!).  The Lord’s unchanging nature should be a source of comfort for us. In a world that is constantly changing, the Lord never changes!

We know and serve the same God that Abraham did.  Not another God, but the same God!  He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and He is our God too!  The God of the Old Testament is the same God revealed (through Jesus) in the New Testament (Col. 2:9).  Jesus reveals to us exactly what God is like (John 14:9).  Jesus reveals to us the love, compassion, mercy, and grace of God.  He reveals the holiness of God.  And He reveals the justice of God that was satisfied on the cross for us! 

He is the eternal and unchanging God.  He is the anchor for the soul and the beacon of light and hope in the midst of the darkness!  Cling to Him!  Rest in Him!  Trust in Him!
He is always with us (Matt. 28:20)!  And He is always for us (Rom. 8:31).  He never changes!

Rev. James W. Black