Most people have the sense that things are changing so fast they cannot keep up. Those who are slow to adjust find themselves frustrated. There is a sense of loss, often expressed through a longing for the “good old days.” God’s children, however, are comforted in the knowledge that some things do not change.
Christ never changes. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). His rule is unchanging. “But to the Son He says: ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom’” (Hebrews 1:8). He is our unchanging High Priest, serving as our unchanging Mediator (Hebrews 5:6; 7:25).
The church never changes (Hebrews 12:28). It is the everlasting kingdom (2 Peter 1:10-11). Jesus promised to build His church and said even hades could not defeat it (Matthew 16:18). A part of the revelation given to John includes, “Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!’” (Revelation 11:15).
Men may continually make new laws substituting new ways and ideas for what we considered the “tried and true.” God’s Word, though, never changes (Isaiah 40:8). Our Lord said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Matthew 24:35). That unchanging Word will be the standard in the day of judgment. “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him – the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day” (John 12:48).
God is the constant in our lives. He is the unchanging God who has given us an unchanging Savior, who built an unchanging church. There is no need to worry about being tested based on revised or newly established law, because His Word is unchanging. May we stay anchored in those unchangeable things and remain confident in the knowledge that they will lead to our salvation.
