Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
Hebrews 13:8
What in the world happened? It is amazing how crazy the weather can be. All this winter, well, most of this winter, in my neck of the woods, which is in the real Southern Illinois, I and a whole bunch of other folks were amazed at the mild winter we were experiencing. Our low temperatures were just about what our normal high would normally be and day after day we had blue skies to boot. A subtle change occurred when there were slowly more cloudy days than clear.
Now, for whatever reason, I watch the Farm Show every Saturday morning. They have a weather segment, and the guy always tells us what to expect even a few weeks into the future. Well, the truth is his longer-range forecast is not always accurate. So, anyway, my wife Judy and I drove down to Georgia last week to visit my sister and one day Judy mentioned something about some really cold weather. My first thought was, “What? The farm guy didn’t mention that.” Well, the bottom line is our balmy winter went to Florida and this morning it is a bone chilling two degrees. Just like that, we went from, “this is a winter I can live with” to “I am counting the days to Spring”.
Seasons come and seasons go and like they say, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it will change.” That is not only true concerning the seasonal weather, but also true with the seasons of our lives. It seems that one minute we are zipping along and the next minute we run full tilt into a major storm. Sometimes it is a major health deal, sometimes it is a major career deal, sometimes it is a major deal involving our emotions and the list goes on and on. The only thing that is certain is that change can come quickly. Someone said that the only constant in life is change and they were right, almost.
You see, there is one more constant and it is a big one. The other constant in life is our Creator God. Steadier than a steady rain and more tender than a mother with her newborn, He is always there and always loving and caring. There are so many wonderful attributes of God that the list is endless but one of the ones that I love most is that He is always there and always just what is needed. With Him, His character is never one thing one day and another the next. With Him there are no arctic blasts. He’s never cold towards us—always like a warm Spring Day with just the right gentle breeze blowing.
Seasons do come and go, and weather is as fickle as a cat—but not so Jesus. The Bible says of Him, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” I like that…a lot. So, in your life if a few weeks ago the weather was unusually pleasant and today it just isn’t, just know this. The One who makes the weather is always for you and no matter what, He’s got this. I like that…a lot too. Bro. Dewayne
Grits with Grace 