Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
It was a late October morning that I noticed it again. Sometimes I like to go and sit on our patio early in the morning. Sometimes I beat the sunup and sometimes it beats me. On this particular morning, it was just peeking over the horizon. From where I sat, it was perfectly centered between two houses that sit east of my house. As always, it did a great job as it brought warmth to the earth and light to a new day. It is well. It is well indeed. The sunrise always reminds me that all of this is God’s. Each new day is His day. He is the owner, and I am but a steward.
Now fast forward about two or three weeks. I was out again on the patio…just a bit later than the other time and then I noticed it. The sunrise had moved considerably south. Now, instead of between the two houses, the sun was way on the other side. It was then that I thought it…and maybe said it, “My the sun has sure moved further south.” I even called my wife over and pointed out this fact to her. How amazing. How incorrect.
You see, in fact, the sun hadn’t moved at all. If you remember from your school days, we all learned that the earth is not the center of the universe…the sun is. So, in fact, the sun had not moved but rather the earth had changed its “tilt.” As the earth’s northern hemisphere tilts further from the sun, cooler temperatures come and fall becomes winter. The daylight of the days grow shorter and the sunrise and sunset slowly but surely shift. But the thing to remember is that the sun doesn’t change…we do.
Well, turns out the sun has a lot in common with the Son and the Father…and the Holy Spirit for that matter. You see, God is steadfast, immovable and the times when it seems like He is further away…well guess what? He isn’t the one who moves. It is us. There is an old story about an elderly couple that was riding in their older pickup truck. The woman said to her husband who was driving, “Do you remember when we used to sit side-by-side when we would ride together.? The old gentleman behind the wheel, gently reminded her, “Wonder who moved?” Who.Moved.
You see, the truth is if we feel further from God than we used to it is us and not Him who has moved. He says in His Word that He will never leave or forsake us. He is like the North Star…the one thing we can count on in these uncertain times and in this uncertain world. He is dependable, trustworthy, and rock solid. Today, if you are feeling abandoned…you are not. Today, if you were feeling alone…you are not. Today if you feel like no one cares…you are wrong. There is someone and while some simply call Him God…I like to call Him my Dearest Daddy…because that is what He is. Abba Father.
So today, take a moment and notice all the moveable things—sunrises and sunsets, the leaves as the wind blows through the tree, a falling star that burns in the atmosphere or circumstances that change around us. And then, think about this. It is one of those amazing verses in the Bible that is nice and short…easy to believe and easy to memorize. It says, “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.” Dependable. trustworthy. Rock solid. And, because He is all of that and so much more, we can rest in the calm assurance that, “He’s got this.” Bro. Dewayne
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