20:10 Jesus Never Changes!

Once Again, I am sharing a devotional written by Bill Bauerle
Bill is the Vice President of The North American Reformed Seminary
http://www.tnars.net/

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

I do not remember which radio ministry would sign off with this verse, but I can still hear the voice in my head, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday…..today….and ….forever.” This verse is tucked between a verse about remembering your leaders particularly concerning the Word and about the dangers of being led astray by strange teaching. If you are looking for verses that are “relevant” with our time (all actually are) this is one. The writer is asserting the unchangeable nature of Christ and that the same the Christ these leaders had taught is the same Christ forever. God has revealed his plan of redemption through his Word and in His Son which is an unchanging message. We may come upon new insights concerning the life and times of Christ. We may gain some insight about textual concerns of manuscripts. In all this, however, the message of Christ as God and redeemer remains the same. We will admit that there are areas of Scripture that seem to be a mystery or difficult to understand, but that which concerns Christ is perspicacious, or clear. Why is it that we want to read something novel concerning our faith? The book shelves of Christian books stores are littered with books that attempt to put a new twist on things of faith, but we read here “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” In other words there is nothing any more relevant for any age than Christ Himself.

Bill