NEVER CHANGING
Third of twelve devotions in Advent Parallel Bible Study series
Psalm 102:25-27, Hebrews 1:10-12
Hebrews
1:10-12: “And He says, ‘In the
beginning, O Lord, 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. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and Your years will
never end.’”
Cassie dribbled a basketball at recess from her fifth grade
classroom. “Want to play one-on-one?”
she asked her best-friend classmate, Missy.
“No,” Missy responded.
“I don’t want to do anything.”
Cassie shook her head.
She carried the basketball, following Missy to the swing set. “What’s up, Missy?” she wondered.
Missy looked away.
“Don’t bother me, Cassie. I want
to be left alone.” Missy whispered to empty space.
“Okay.” Cassie relented.
“If you’re sure….”Cassie dribbled the basketball to the basketball court to shoot
baskets by herself.
People change.
Sometimes our friends act weird, and we have no explanation why. What do we do about that? If we’re a good friend, we wait until she is
ready to let us inside. Honoring a
friend’s request is doing what she wants.
Sometimes people need space.
Sometimes they are
dealing with issues we know nothing about.
We respect another’s privacy.
When she’s ready, she’ll open up and things can return to normal. These are things kids learn early in
life. People are unpredictable. [Un-pre-DIKT-a-bal] means erratic, fickle or
changeable.
The longer we know someone, the easier it is to figure out
what he or she wants. That’s the whole
point about why God gave us His Word.
The Bible is full of stories about God.
It shows what God wants. It shows
what God loves. It shows what God
hates. It shows how God handles
difficult people. It shows God’s
discipline. It also shows God’s grace
and mercy.
That’s why He sent Jesus to earth.
That’s why He sent Jesus to earth.
This Advent Parallel Bible Study hopes to teach that God never
contradicts Himself throughout the Bible’s Old and New Testaments. This includes reference to Jesus in both
Testaments, too. The better we know God,
(and Jesus representing the Father), the faster we can figure out how to please
Him.
Take
Home Nugget
God is totally predictable. God was always the same yesterday as He is
today and will be tomorrow. Jesus came
to show us the Father (John 14:7).
Missy wandered onto the playground
basketball court. Cassie was still shooting
baskets. Missy retrieved the basketball
and shot a layup. “Sorry for my bad
mood. I’m better
now,” she said.
Cassie smiled. “I knew you’d be back!”
Not understanding God is no excuse when
we refuse to read the Bible.
J.D. Griffith
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