God Is Immutable- Day 4

Times are changing. Fast. When I was growing up, we washed and dried dishes- by hand! I wrote my school papers in longhand- do my readers even know what that is? We learned phone numbers by heart, and dialed them. If no one was at home, the phone just rang and rang. We did research in the library- reading books, papers, magazines, and encyclopedias. We kept in touch by writing letters- and put three cent stamps on them! Long distance calls were too expensive to make very often. Now we have dishwashers, along with a myriad of other time and labor-saving appliances. We can study and do research by clicking one or two buttons, and never leaving our desk at home. We have computers, cell phones, voicemail, and e-mail. Nothing is constant; everything keeps changing and improving.

Except God. God doesn't change- He is the same God who was present and active at the Creation of the world, and everything in it.

In the beginning, you laid the foundations of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
They will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
And they will be discarded.
But you remain the same;
And your years will never end. (Psalm 102: 25-27)

Things wear out, and people change. But God is immutable. He cannot change for the better, because He is already perfect; and he cannot change otherwise, or He would be less than perfect. He cannot change! How wonderful it is to know that the promises of God in His Word still hold true. My failures don't change Him. My faithlessness won't move Him. Lamentations 3:22 and 23 remind us: Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. These words inspired these wonderful, comforting words of a great hymn:

Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not;
As thou has been, thou forever wilt be.

Lord, I am so thankful for you- the one, unchanging, sure thing in my life. I can know that You are with me- with the same set of instructions, the same rules, the same character- forever.
Amen.