Constant Changes

Recently Kim and I have come upon old pictures, videos, and audio recordings. What strikes us  is how much just about everything in life changes. As Kim and I look at the pictures or listen to the tapes we say things like, “Remember how much fun it was when…?” Or, “Wow, I can hardly remember what it was like when….” Or, “Weren’t the kids so cute when they were little?” (Not that we don’t think they’re cute now…only in a different way!) As our children look at some of the pictures they say things like, “That’s what you wore back then!” Or, “Why was your hair like that?”  

Yes, the clothing we wear and our hairstyles take on different looks every few years. The technology with which we live and to which we adapt changes at a constant, almost dizzying, pace. The kids grow up, becoming a little less dependent on us every year. Our bodies remind us a little more each year that we are not immortal. Through the years we find ourselves working new jobs or living in a new house or facing situations we have never had to face before. Life changes. In fact, life is constantly changing.

Thankfully, in the midst of all this change there is one Constant.  There is One who never changes. The Bible says:  “But you (God) remain the same, and your years will never end.” (Psalm 102:27 – NIV) And, “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17-18 – NIV)

In the midst of a life that is constantly changing, you and I can know that no matter what may take place in our lives – no matter how much life changes for us - God’s nature, his promises, and most of all his love for us will never change.  He is the one part of our lives that will always be the same. Thus, He is the One on whom we can always depend.

“For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” (Psalm 100:5 – NIV)

Have a great day!

-Pastor Tim Harris