“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8
Time is a variable we have no control over. For decades mankind has been looking for the way to travel through time, or to turn the clocks back. The problem is that we see a historical reference point portrayed through books, pictures or movies and it stirs an emotion inside to experience it firsthand. They want to take the knowledge they have today and apply it against the problems or challenges of days gone by in hopes of changing the outcome in a more favorable way. Think about that for just a second. If you could take the knowledge of last week’s lottery numbers and could turn back time to the Friday before the drawing, you could be a millionaire right now. People want to see into the future out of curiosity and to better understand the changes that lie before them. Once again, in hopes of using the knowledge they have today to alter the course of their life in a more favorable way to match the desires of their heart.
This is what it comes down to when you really think about it. In general, people are not satisfied with the life they have and are constantly in a mode of looking for ways to improve it. Through relationships, money, drugs and any other addiction we are looking for something that will give us the life we have always dreamed about, because there is this belief that there must be something better than what we have. To this point, most people are right. There is a better life than what you have, but it is not likely based on anything that you can control. You can make your life better through these things mentioned above, but it is all temporary. A year later, or two or five years later, you will want change again, because our earthly, flesh driven desires are constantly changing. Through all of this though there is one constant and that is God the Father.
God is the only truth, never changing and constant in all of time. Jesus Christ was the physical manifestation of God on earth, and therefore held to these same characteristics. Yet, at the same time he was completely human. He wasn’t wealthy by earth’s standards. He had daily problems just like all of those around him. The physical elements of Jesus Christ changed day to day as he grew up from a baby in Bethlehem, child in Nazareth and a man amongst the masses in Jerusalem. When Paul tells us in Hebrews that Jesus was the same yesterday, today and tomorrow; he is not talking about Jesus Christ physical nature though. Here we find Paul describing the saving grace of Jesus Christ. The love of Jesus Christ was to pay the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of mankind. It is in this sacrifice that we are to hold true to.
Discovering God’s plan for your life and living to that plan is the key to overcoming the constantly changing lifestyle we struggle with. Because He is never changing, you know that when you are in His will and living for His purpose, your life is heading true north.
This is what it comes down to when you really think about it. In general, people are not satisfied with the life they have and are constantly in a mode of looking for ways to improve it. Through relationships, money, drugs and any other addiction we are looking for something that will give us the life we have always dreamed about, because there is this belief that there must be something better than what we have. To this point, most people are right. There is a better life than what you have, but it is not likely based on anything that you can control. You can make your life better through these things mentioned above, but it is all temporary. A year later, or two or five years later, you will want change again, because our earthly, flesh driven desires are constantly changing. Through all of this though there is one constant and that is God the Father.
God is the only truth, never changing and constant in all of time. Jesus Christ was the physical manifestation of God on earth, and therefore held to these same characteristics. Yet, at the same time he was completely human. He wasn’t wealthy by earth’s standards. He had daily problems just like all of those around him. The physical elements of Jesus Christ changed day to day as he grew up from a baby in Bethlehem, child in Nazareth and a man amongst the masses in Jerusalem. When Paul tells us in Hebrews that Jesus was the same yesterday, today and tomorrow; he is not talking about Jesus Christ physical nature though. Here we find Paul describing the saving grace of Jesus Christ. The love of Jesus Christ was to pay the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of mankind. It is in this sacrifice that we are to hold true to.
Discovering God’s plan for your life and living to that plan is the key to overcoming the constantly changing lifestyle we struggle with. Because He is never changing, you know that when you are in His will and living for His purpose, your life is heading true north.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
You have come in the form of Jesus Christ that we might see You through Him, and that we will find everlasting salvation through His death on the cross and resurrection. Help us to become less focused on changing our lives for the better, and more focused on changing others lives for Your goodness. Help us to see Your plans unveiled in our lives and to find peace in pursuing these without abandon. In Your name we pray – Amen
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Heavenly Father,
You have come in the form of Jesus Christ that we might see You through Him, and that we will find everlasting salvation through His death on the cross and resurrection. Help us to become less focused on changing our lives for the better, and more focused on changing others lives for Your goodness. Help us to see Your plans unveiled in our lives and to find peace in pursuing these without abandon. In Your name we pray – Amen
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