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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and for ever.
Hebrews 13:8
Our verse of the day is one of the best-known statements in the Bible – and rightly so. The fact that Jesus Christ does not change brings happiness and joy to all who entrust their lives to Him, the Saviour and Redeemer. Don’t we all long for stability and reliability in an environment that is becoming increasingly unstable and chaotic? Where can we find secure footing and a firm anchor for our lives?
Only Jesus Christ, the Son of God, can give us what we long for deep inside. He does not change. He takes care of our yesterday: He takes away all our guilt, our failures, our shame, our burdened conscience, if we sincerely confess all this to Him.
Today His hand provides us with everything we need as we walk through life: with love, which we receive from Him and pass on to others; with strength for all small and large tasks; with wisdom to make the right decisions; with insight to perceive His gifts and thank Him for them; with patience to bear the burdens He imposes on us; and with hope, which we need in order not to become discouraged.
And what about tomorrow? Those who know they are secure in Jesus Christ certainly do not live their lives carelessly with respect to the future. But neither do they fearfully retreat into their shell in order to avoid all future challenges of life. For they know: Jesus Christ remains the same ... for eternity!
With this perspective, the believer looks to the future – even when things don’t look rosy. It really is always worthwhile to commit one’s life to the Lord Jesus and to entrust to Him yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 25:11-19 · Galatians 3:15-20
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