We face the world’s myriad of changes with unchanging principles. He is the same today as He was ten million years ago, and He will be the same ten million years from today. Again, I for one am glad that I have a Bible to turn to today. This truth has been so important to me recently, and I think it’s amazing that we can all rely on something to be unchanging in a world full of change. I propose that remembering the never-changing aspects of life and eternity will ground us as we face both desirable and undesirable changes in our temporal circumstances of today. Essentially, what a lot of people today believe is that the God of ancient times is different from the God of today. Christ is the unchangeable Saviour. Our nation and our world is intoxicated with the excitement and the appeal of change. And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? In fact, we’re really starting to live in a day of anarchy. Constant: it isn’t a word we encounter frequently in our society. And it should remind us that relationships grow when they are given priority, and when they are rooted in moral character, and what endures. I go to prepare a place for you. The BODY and all its attributes and qualities is born, it grows, lingers for some time, dwindles and expires, the Soul moves on to another identity, other choices, other families, which themselves just dwindle and die. Hold to God’s unchanging hand…. While it’s not new, the pace with which it has transformed our world as a whole is really dizzying. With Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan, Mary Pickford. God has designed creation in such a way that even when our personal worlds are in a state of flux which cause us stress or anxiety, we can count on the sun to rise and set each day and for the rain to fall and the flowers to grow. The problem today is this: too many people are ignoring that pattern. That is a short but very profound statement. There’s an old song that says: Time is filled with swift transition; naught of earth unmoved can stand. Uncertain and changing times can serve to highlight this incomparable gift. The Word of God is unchanging! Hebrews 12:28 “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved…”. For example, it’s easier for some people to believe in a god who used evolution to create the world over billions of years, than it is to believe the Bible record. This is a wonderful message, except our culture tells us another set of messages: Objective truth is unknowable. The changing world. Even good changes stretch us and cause us pain. Hesiod (8th century B.C.) I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. This will empower us to do good, bring justice, and fulfill His purpose in the world. But all of those stories were written to impress upon us just how God looks at sin. The Unchanging In A Changing World As we continue through life, isn’t it amazing how much things change? His name is Jesus Christ, the son of the living, unchanging God. Not all change is bad. These are certain and unchanging things. We’d love to know things that we can’t know. He n… God is Unchanging - Radical Life Support (podcast) | Listen Notes God truly knows I’ve pulled more than one stunt that could have placed me in His presence sooner than now. In fact, I think many of us wonder what could possibly be next. That’s what happens when there is no such thing truth, when there is no standard. Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”. In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. was a Greek contemporary of Homer, and likewise an epic poet. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. Those are the things we learn from. He is the very definition of love, the very manifestation of love. I would love to connect with you and discuss this more. (See Matthew 22:37-40, Matthew 28:19-20), Even in the times of greatest want; when we are uncertain of where our next meal will come, or how we will have enough money to put gas in the car, God will provide. for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation…But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day…But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”. In other words, it is constantly being reproduced in its original form every time the gospel of the New Testament is preached and obeyed. The love our parents have for us will never change. The Bible does tell us that God is love. God continues to work this way in believers’ lives today. By Rev Charles Seet. Think about the rapid change we’ve seen, just in the past few years. Sometimes it improves our lives. AN UNCHANGING GOD IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD “I said, ‘O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Thy years are throughout all generations. He created us for work and desires that we find joy in our toil. In fact, in the eyes of many people today, there really is no such thing as sin. Well, that’s the design of Satan, of course, and his agenda of evil: to undermine the truth and deceive people. He is always the same. I don’t know what the day will bring but the wisdom of things unchanging gives me peace. He is compassionate and loves the wh Not that He was or will be. He is very involved in the world's affairs. Perhaps you are a person who welcomes change like the mice, Sniff and Scurry in Dr. Spencer Johnson’s best-selling book, Who Moved My Cheese? This hope is a person. This may sound like a constant we would rather do without; however, Jesus delighted in the work of creation and He established the earth to be cultivated and subdued. Friends, can’t you see that’s why the world is in the shape that it’s in? Dishes in the sink, hair and teeth that need brushing, clothes that need washing, jobs that need to be done, and bills to be paid. The River of Life is timeless. It has been said that the only constant thing in life is change. Hebrews 6:17-18 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. You know, the Bible teaches that fornication, drunkenness, adultery and homosexuality are sinful in the eyes of God. It’s detrimental. All rights reserved. Slide 1 of 6. Based on what the Bible tells us about the church of the first century, I believe with all of my heart that I’m a member of that same church! Prayer: Gracious God, we confess that we would like to have more certainty in our lives. It humbles me, every time I come together with other Christians on the Lord’s Day to break bread and to know that I’m keeping a tradition that was established two millennia ago and that has taken place every Sunday somewhere, some place since that time. As I contemplate things above, and others unfolding here among us; as I return to familiar words and pray familiar and not-so-familiar prayers; I find rest. And when men reject any absolute and universal standard for truth, it creates chaos spiritually and morally. DNA sequences are fixed and unchanging, so most of an organism’s adaptability comes from supple epigenetic mechanisms, processes that regulate gene expression in response to environmental cues or pressures, which sometimes involve RNA. If you’re placing your hopes on the modern culture, then you’re building your hopes on the shifting sands. I believe that that Word of God has the ability to answer every moral and spiritual question that man can ask. We can only hope that all things change when needed, and remain unchanged as warranted. Many today have God made out to be some type of heavenly grandfather or cosmic bellhop, who benignly stays way off in heaven and really has no knowledge or involvement in our day to day lives, but He’s there whenever we need or want something and if we’ll only say a prayer, He is supposed to give us everything that we want. It's a beginning filled with great hope. The Hebrew writer says that those who come to God must believe that HE IS. Directed by D.W. Griffith. In the midst of change and uncertainty, we can trust in God who never changes. He has called us to love God, love others, and to spread His glory among the nations. Half of America complains when the political pendulum swings, forgetting that unchanging political environments are the things oppressive dictatorships are made of. (Ecclesiastes 3:12-13). Second of all, the Word of God doesn’t change either. God does not tolerate it. That’s completely out of step with the thinking of our day, so instead, we have recreated God to be something that He is not, nor has He ever been. They tell us that the church needs to evolve and stay up with the times. God will not leave us or forsake us. In the midst of continuous change in our homes, places of work, cities, nations, and places of ministry, here are seven things God has promised will never change. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”. But there are things that are unchanging. (See Hebrews 4:12), If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. Are you a member of the church that you read about in the Bible? These are certain and unchanging things. But, God IS. Max Anders says, “God is an infinite, eternal spirit, the self-existent … Jesus taught us in Matthew 7 about building our house on the rock. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie. Constants are fibers of the fabric of life that remain when the course of life’s changes, challenges, and struggles leave us with the thread bare remnants. It means I just have to be patient. The Old Testament gives us a very clear picture of God and His attitude towards sin, as opposed to righteousness. It doesn’t just say that God has the capacity to love, but that He IS love. God Is Holy. And in the eyes of God, that institution and what it consists of and how it is structured, how He built and designed it, how He planned and brought it to pass—that institution that started back there so long ago has not changed in the eyes of God. I am grateful God has kept me these many days. That’s the portrait that God draws of Himself for us in His word. Jesus loves us so much that He wants us to realize and appreciate His unchanging love forever. Be encouraged … Preached at Life BPC Chinese New Year Combined Service, 2007-02-18. I can’t even count on one hand the amount of times I have told my husband “I just wish our life was boring for a little bit,” in the past year. Hebrews 6:17-18 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. He cannot; that would be like forsaking Himself and He cannot do that. It means I just have to be patient. Well, I believe that the church that Jesus established is an unchanging thing. 1 John 4:16 “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. The result is, instead of man being created in God’s image, we want a god that’s created in OUR image. A living hope such as this provides a sure and steadfast anchor for the soul in this turbulent world.” An anchor is something that serves to hold an object firmly. I want to begin by saying that God and His divine character are unchanging. Text: James 1:17,18. We will all face storms in this life, but when we build our life on Christ and on His ways, we will be on a solid foundation in the storm. Sniff and Scurry are prepared to move on and forge ahead in the face of change. The River flows with no concept of good and bad - right and wrong. There is a sense in the world that with all the changes going on there must be some things that never change, some things that … That standard is unchanging. The reason is simple: people are not looking to the early church as a paradigm. We do the first thing, then we get a phone call, then one of the kids gets sick, then the boss calls an unplanned meeting. But perhaps the greatest gift God gives us when our circumstances won’t stop changing is that he reminds us that we are hidden in the unchangeable Christ, who is the true constant, outlasting even change ( Hebrews 13:8 ). Finally, I’m glad to tell you that the Lord’s promises are unchanging in an unstable and uncertain world. https://letthebiblespeak.tv/unchanging-things-in-a-changing-world-the-text Romans 15:4 “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”. Further, He has promised to reward the work we do in the name of Jesus. The River flows with no concept of good and bad - right and wrong. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. There is only one real and unchanging thing! Why is it that we refuse to accept an absolute and unchanging standard when it comes to right and wrong, or ethical, moral or religious issues? James 1:17 “…with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”. In other words, it may have been written down by inspiration of the Holy Spirit thousands of years ago, but it’s as timely as this morning’s newspaper. We’d love to know things that we can’t know. 2000 years ago, Paul preached to the people of Athens. Or are you part of a religious organization that gets its doctrine from whatever the thinking of the day happens to be? There is always ministry to attend to. You know, the church is an ancient institution. Christ is the unchangeable Saviour. Only God can give a person moral restraints and spiritual strength. Unchangeable character of his purpose he guaranteed with an oath so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement the whole fast to the hope set before us you know there is a saying that the only thing constant in life is change the year that was twenty twenty saw a very lives change in a … God has now given us the reward for Christ’s perfection. James 1:17,18 - Unchanging Goodness. That statement in and of itself reflects the unchanging nature of God. Surely, you can see how much confusion and chaos would result from that! From adultery to pornography to homosexuality to abortion, and on and on and on the list could go…by throwing the Bible aside and doing what is right in our own eyes, to use an expression from the book of Judges (Judges 21:25). DNA sequences are fixed and unchanging, so most of an organism’s adaptability comes from supple epigenetic mechanisms, processes that regulate gene expression in response to environmental cues or pressures, which sometimes involve RNA. So we skip number two, take a mild stab at number three, and never get around to numbers four, five and six. I am glad that my spiritual and moral views don’t have to be constantly reshaped because of the fact that the world changes from one day and one year to the next. God Is Holy. Verse Concepts. Psalms 108:4For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchangingfaith than the clouds. That promise may have been uttered from our Lord Jesus 2,000 years ago, but that promise remains. October 8, 2019. This is a wonderful message, except our culture tells us another set of messages: Objective truth is unknowable. Furthermore, it’s why religion is in the mess that it is in today. The River of Life is timeless. God has promised an eternity with Him for those who believe. As a result, those who haven’t abandoned belief in Him altogether have really created a new god who is more agreeable with the modern philosophy. The only thing that has changed is that God’s plan has now provided us with a solution to sin. Governments change over the years, nations rise and fall, societies may crumble, but there is one institution you can count on to be the same, and that is the church that Jesus built. Hear about God’s unchanging wisdom in this 60-second message with Billy Graham. God, Uniqueness Of God's Ways Loyalty. 2. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie. While Jesus is preparing a place for us, He has given us His Holy Spirit to guide us and lead us into all righteousness. Cultural shifts occasionally offer the illusion that we’ve cooking up something new, but once you take a bite, it’s readily … One of the reasons God has ordained the gospel of Jesus to create a new covenant people is to provide to a divided, confused world, a living, breathing witness to the reality of his united, coherent kingdom. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”. God hasn’t changed, my friend. Well, that is NOT the God characterized throughout the scriptures. Philosophies, lifestyles, ideologies that sounded shocking and that we believed only represented the fringe of our civilized society, are no longer shocking at all. In life everything changes, except the essence. The love our Father in Heaven have for us, did not, does not, and will never change. As a result, He cannot countenance sin, and by His very own nature, He must disassociate Himself from it and punish sin. The unchanging nature of the Lord is not swayed by the changing nature of our lives and even our hearts. By using only the scriptures as a guide, we can know exactly what they preached, how they lived, how they worshipped, and I can, in every point, follow that example. But while the world restlessly drifts from one philosophy to the next and from one age to the next, and people bend their world view so as to go with the ebb and flow of mainstream society, there are still some things that have NOT changed, DON”T change and WILL NEVER change. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. God is perfect and God is absolutely righteous. The infidel scoffs at that promise, and they’re proving the Bible to be true by doing so. Note: All Scriptures are quoted from the New King James Version. 1 Peter 1:24-25 “…the grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever…”, Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”. What would you add to this list? So, my friend, don’t buy into this modern packaging of God that says that He is some benign being who is too loving to punish sin. We’ve determined seven constants that we can count on during days of change. Pressing work remains. Bhagavad Gita As it is : (BBE) We don’t know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future, and I know one of these days, the Lord IS coming back. That’s easier than believing in an omnipotent God who created the world by His spoken word and by His power. But the nature and character of God himself hasn’t changed at all. 00:20:47 - Another fancy word for this attribute is immutable which means unchanging over time or unable to be changed and this definitely applies to God. It is not unchanging, but it is timeless, and it changes in its own time. Thank God we can build our hopes on things eternal and that we can anchor and tether our souls to the Rock of Ages. Exhortation for us. Unchanging God Changing You - Life Coach | "I am a Certified Professional Life Coach that desires to help you live forward with confidence in Christ and without fear." was a Greek contemporary of Homer, and likewise an epic poet. Preached at Life BPC Chinese New Year Combined Service, 2007-02-18. One cannot get by without God in FULL control of one’s fife. It says that there is no such thing as absolute truth. We no longer allow the Bible to determine the difference between right and wrong, and today, very few kinds of behaviors are looked upon in the world as being wrong or sinful. Postmodernism has erased any lines that used to exist between right and wrong, and truth and error. I’m glad to know that I can depend on the God that I read about in the scriptures, instead of my concept of Him changing from one time to the next. … I mean, if I can believe in a God that transcends time and space and in any capacity created the universe, then what’s the problem in believing the Bible account? October 7, 2019. Think about what that does to us as a society: it makes everything subjective. Prayer: Gracious God, we confess that we would like to have more certainty in our lives. Anything rooted in tradition or considered absolute is to be shunned and ridiculed. It’s not what the scriptures teach that we’re interested in today. Well, doesn’t that sound much like people today? We face the world’s myriad of changes with unchanging principles. A steady rhythm that continues after a whirlwind of events leaves the day-to-day landscape unrecognizable from last week’s norm. AN UNCHANGING GOD IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD “I said, ‘O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Thy years are throughout all generations. In the midst of change and uncertainty, we can trust in God who never changes. The Word of God is an unchanging thing that you can tether your soul to in these changing and perilous times. The world is changing today at a dizzying pace. Unchanging God Changing You - Life Coach | "I am a Certified Professional Life Coach that desires to help you live forward with confidence in Christ and without fear." It has been said that the only constant thing in life is change. As long as we have breath in our bodies, we are guaranteed God has a purpose for our lives. Text: James 1:17,18. You know, the skeptic makes fun of that. 2 Peter 3: 3-4,8,10 “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. It's a second chance to live my life… Uncertainty is distressing, especially when it has to do with things like our health, our jobs, and the wellbeing of those we love. People today claim that we’ve outgrown the Bible, and that in all of our learning and sophistication, we have left the Bible behind, as an antiquated book that just needs to be relegated to the dust heaps of history. The Unchanging In A Changing World As we continue through life, isn’t it amazing how much things change? James 1:17,18 - Unchanging Goodness. We hear the drumbeat of change all around us. The wonderful thing about books is that if you’ve read a sufficient number, you quickly realize that King Solomon was right: There truly is nothing new under the sun. Pray for each other, that you might know God’s unchanging love more deeply. While our world is shaking and crumbling, we need to realize that one thing will never change, and that is God. Let us reflect briefly today on the progress of our existence and let’s talk about these permanent aspects that we should cherish each day to lead a fuller life. What tomorrow holds is anyone’s guess. October 7, 2019 October 8, 2019. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. Happy sounds, the voice of joy, the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who say, Give praise to the Lord of armies, for the Lord is good, for his mercy is unchanging for ever: the voices of those who go with praise into the house of the Lord. In life everything changes, except the essence. James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”. So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false; (BBE) Hebrews 7:24 But this priest, because his life goes on … To capture the eternal in the everyday, she blogs about family, faith, and lessons along the journey at ThisTemporaryHome.com. Not only is the volume of knowledge increasing, the … We read of its beginning in Acts 2. Let us reflect briefly today on the progress of our existence and let’s talk about these permanent aspects that we should cherish each day to lead a fuller life. They can’t live in the past; they must embrace the future with new leadership, with an established mission, and an unchanging God! It’s what the latest Gallup Poll says, or what society as a whole has decided about a particular matter. We’re seeing it everywhere: culturally, politically, morally and religiously. This is why the mission of the church begins with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. What do I mean by that? They’ll tell us that the Word of God is outdated, they twist the scriptures to justify what the Bible condemns as sinful and wrong. AN UNCHANGING GOD IN A CHANGING WORLD ... We note the unending vanity of living our life without the fear of God. That’s the way life … The day has always been 24 hours long, and time has continued since created by God in the beginning. Jesus taught us that the unchanging Word of God is the seed of that kingdom. (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22.) Further, these constants point to a Creator. As a result, we have more churches and denominations than you can count, and one is as different as the next, as daylight and dark. For I will let the land come back to its first condition, says the Lord. God has promised an eternity with Him for those who believe. Our days are undoubtedly numbered, and by His merciful hand, I’m still here. Thirdly, the Lord’s church is an unchanging institution. What if we had no official rules for language or mathematics? In other words, the church is meant to be a signpost to a lost world that the beauty and peace of heaven is true. This is what the Bible has to say about the people of that city at that time: Acts 17:21 “For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.”. But there are some things that will never change. It's a beginning filled with great hope. Some are beautiful promises, others hard truth—but all can anchor us and point us toward the God who remains a holy… same. Much, even shocking things, may happen in our lives. It was a fitting slogan for the psychedelic age, the message being that only two things are constant: God (who never changes) and change (which is always with us). The River of Life has no judgments. 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