"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." — Hebrews 13:8
There are moments when the passing of time suddenly becomes visible. Watching a grandchild prepare to marry can be one of them. I can still remember holding that precious newborn—so tiny, so completely dependent, and already loved more than arms could hold. Yet somehow, that baby grew up. I have felt the same wonder watching my sons become fathers themselves. They are grown men now, with families, responsibilities, and children of their own. Yet somewhere in a mother's heart, a son is always her little boy.
The years change many things, but they do not erase love. I still cheer for them and pray for them constantly. I still want God's very best for them. I would bend over backward to help when they need me. My role in their lives has changed—as it should—but the love has remained. That may be one reason God's unchanging nature brings us such comfort. If our imperfect human hearts can hold such enduring love for our children and grandchildren, how much more securely are we held by the perfect love of our heavenly Father?
God says, "I have upheld you since your birth, and have carried you since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you" (Isaiah 46:3–4). I once carried my babies. All along, God was carrying me.
When Everything Else Changes
Life is filled with change. Some changes we celebrate: a wedding, a new baby, a graduation. Others we would never choose: a friendship that quietly fades, a body that no longer does what it used to, a phone call that divides life into before and after. Scripture never promises us a life without change. In fact, Ecclesiastes reminds us, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens" (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Seasons change. But God does not.
"I the LORD do not change," He declares in Malachi 3:6. James describes Him as the Father "who does not change like shifting shadows." - James 1:17
Think about what that means. The God who loved you yesterday has not changed His mind about you today. His mercy has not run dry. His promises have not expired. His presence is not dependent upon how settled—or unsettled—your circumstances may feel. We often ask God to make our circumstances stable. Sometimes he does. But sometimes He gives us something better: He teaches us to find our stability in Him.
The Same God in Every Season
You may be able to look back over your own life and see vastly different versions of yourself as a child, a young parent, caring for aging parents, entering retirement, grieving someone you love, or wondering what the next season will hold. So many changes along the way. Yet through every season, God remains God.
The same God who heard your prayers decades ago hears them today. The same God whose Word sustained you through yesterday's difficulties will be sufficient for tomorrow's uncertainties. The same Jesus who promised, "Surely I am with you always" (Matthew 28:20), has not withdrawn that promise. Our peace is not ultimately found in knowing what will happen next. It is found in knowing the One who will be there when it happens.
Held by an Unchanging God
I cannot hold my children and grandchildren forever. Those little hands grow larger. Children become adults. Grandchildren begin lives and families of their own. And that is as it should be. But one hand never releases us. So when life changes—and it will—we can treasure yesterday without trying to live there. We can embrace today without fearing its brevity. And we can face tomorrow without knowing exactly what it will bring because Jesus Christ is still "the same yesterday and today and forever."
Let's pray ...
Loving Savior,
Thank You for being my constant through every season of life. When change makes me uncertain, help me remember that my security is found in You. Help me rest in Your unchanging character, Your unfailing love, and Your faithful presence.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
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Originally published Wednesday, 28 October 2026.
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