Changes . . .
One of my favorite things about social media is the ability to reconnect with old friends . . . seeing their families, learning about their lives, and smiling about the changes we have all gone through. I graduated from high school over forty years ago, and in another state, and yet . . . I can see and have conversations with school friends miles away, every day. It is amazing that some of my friends have changed so much, that I would have trouble recognizing them. And yet others, seem to have aged very little . . . have hardly changed at all!
I heard a new song this week called . . . "My God is still the Same." The lyrics convey that although we go through changes, our God never does. Here are a few of the words:
"Just ask the waves if they are stilled at the mention of His name. They'll say my God is still the same. Ask the walls if they still fall at the mighty sound of praise. They'll say my God is still the same. When did He break His promise? When did HIs kindness fail? Never has, never will . . . my God is still the same. When did He lose His power? When did His mercy change? Never has, never will . . . my God is still the same." Sanctus Real
At times, I do not even recognize the world we are living in now. I cannot even begin to list the changes that have occurred just in the last few years. Our relationships change; our work situations evolve; our children grow up and leave home. We change our tires, change our minds, and change our status on social media! Our hair styles (and hairlines) change; our physical abilities definitely change. We change our clothes a couple of times a day.
But isn't it wonderful and amazing to know that the God of the universe, the One who created us and sustains us, loves us and forgives us, never, never, never changes! We can rest in the knowledge that no matter what changes we go through, or the changes that take place around us, we can have faith in our God who never changes. Never has, never will. Amen!
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)