My Manna

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Heb 13:8 ESV)

Change, change, change….. changes every day! Good ones, bad ones.

Isn’t it nice to know that there is Someone Who never changes? Someone Who is always loving, just, dependable — Jesus Christ. He NEVER changes.

When relationships, jobs, situations in our lives seem overwhelming — seem to swirl over us like a big wave, we need to remember that God is always there. He is always the same; we can count on Him. He will never let us down:

He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. (Ps 62:2 ESV)

If we access His strength, His resources, we will never be shaken. Of course, being human as we are, we will try to depend on ourselves or on others. Then we will be shaken. God uses our friends; He never meant for us to live the Christian life alone, without fellowship. But even the very best of friends — and I have been blessed with some very good ones — but even the best can let us down, disappear, or become dangerous.

But God never will.

And His word is the same forever, also. He won’t change the rules on us in mid-stream. Our culture has a way of changing its idea of “right and wrong.” When I was growing up, there was a general sense of “right and wrong, even among non-believers.” Now there is “relativity” in some places. Of course in some ways, this has been true for thousands of years:

In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. (Judg 17:6 ESV).

However, God’s Word will always be the same:

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (Matt 24:35 ESV)

When we face the changes in our lives, may we remember the unchanging Lord Whom we serve.

Prayer: Lord, at times, I am strong, at other times, I feel weak. Help me to anchor myself wholly on You. Steady my soul as I waver for You remain the same, ever faithful, ever strong, ever holding me even when I let go of You.

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