"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever….”
There are three things in this text that refer to Christ's unchanging nature. The text tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday…” This is another way of saying that Christ has always been. John 1:1-3 informs of the eternality of Jesus Christ: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, the Word was God. 2. The same was in the beginning with God, and the Word was God. 3. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.” John 8:58 gives us another glimpse at Jesus’ eternality: “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was I am…” This amazed the people to whom Jesus was talking at that time. It amazed them to the point that they took up stones to stone Him, but He just passed right by them and went on. They could pick up all of the stones that they wanted, but their hatred could not diminish the fact that what Jesus said was true. The text tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same…today…” That is a comforting word isn’t it? The Christ that we serve today, is the same Christ Who walked on the earth two-thousand years ago. While He is not still in the flesh, He has not changed in His eternal nature and in His eternal love for us. The same love that brought Jesus to earth in the first place, is the love that He has for us today. The same Jesus who blessed children, healed the sick and stilled storms, is the Jesus to Whom we owe our love and devotion. To be sure, things have changed historically over the years, but our Savior has remained the same through it all. History is a record of humankind’s foolishness, but biblical history is the record of God’s steadfastness, illustrated for us by our unchanging Savior! The text tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same…forever…” Jesus will never change; He will always be the same. While all around us there is destruction and decay, we have a Savior Who rides above it all. This is a wonderful promise and it gives new meaning to our lives here on this ever-changing earth. While puzzling and hard things happen to us here and now, we have a Savior who is not puzzled and who is the Lord of the situation, and has promised to be with us through it all. When time is over and all has been said and done, there will be Jesus waiting in eternity for us – unchanging forever. These are three great truths about our unchanging, eternal Savior. Bro. Joe
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