SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

I buried my aunt this past Sunday. She was 97 years old and was loved greatly by us all. She was known to me as Aunt Stell. Her real name was Sybil Estell Whaley. Born in 1925, she saw a lot of changes in this world. A lot of those changes are seen by many to be “the way it has always been.” She probably didn’t even know what an I-pad was nor had she ever owned a cell phone. To my knowledge she never drove a car nor had any use for a driver’s license. A lot of things changed in her lifetime and there are things that are still changing even though she is gone on to Heaven. However, there are some things that will never change. People are still being born and people are still dying. People are still going to Heaven and people are still going to Hell. I suppose that is one thing that will never change as long as this is still a fallen world. As a matter of fact, I can’t think of one thing that is not changing in this world.
There are somethings that will never change. One of the great truths from the Word of God is that God is holy and righteous and that for one to come and abide in Heaven, that person must be holy also. But God has told us that our righteousness is filthy in His sight. We cannot measure up. We fall short of the glory of God and thus need Jesus to impute His righteousness into us. That is a need man has and will never change. However, God has said that to as many as believe in Jesus as Savoir, they will be saved for all eternity and will enter into His Heaven. God seeks faith and that will never change. God’s love will never change “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them who fear Him, and His righteousness unto children’s children.” Psa. 103:17. His mercy is His love. It also recorded in Isa. 54:10 that…”For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hat mercy on thee.” Another thing that will never change is the Word of God, no matter how much and how hard man tries to change God’s mind and Word. Jesus said in Mathew 24:35, “Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my Words shall never pass away.” What is so interesting about those words of Jesus is that He is speaking as the authority on time. You see, Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” Isaiah 55:11 says, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” God keeps His promises therefore we see that His promises never fail. They never change. Comforting is it to know that God’s promise of a home in Heaven is real to those who have accepted Jesus as Savior, but sad is it also to know that the same One who promised Heaven is also the same One who promised Hell to those who refuse to believe in Him. Please, if you haven’t put your faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for you, do it today. Accept Him now. Aunt Stell knew Jesus as her Savior and God has promised me that someday I will see her again. Thank you, Jesus, for your unfailing promises.

Until then…

Bro. Glenn