day 3 - god is unchanging

By: Anita Nielson

Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”

Jesus from the very start of His ministry communicates to us His unchanging nature. The Oxford Languages Dictionary defines unchanging as, “Not changing; remaining the same.” Time and time again we read in our Bibles of Jesus’s consistency in all aspects of His ministry. Proving He was our greatest example, Jesus remained the same through it all. (Hebrews 4:15)

One account of the Bible that shows the stability of Jesus we find in Matthew 22:15-22. This passage describes the attempt of the Pharisees to entangle Jesus in His own words, but His unshakeable manner caused them to marvel, and sent them on their way. Again, when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11), there too, was He unwavering in the devil's attempts to destroy Him. Without a doubt, Jesus could have changed how He wanted to save us from sin, but chose to be of no reputation, and subject to all cruelties (Hebrews 2:9). Despite facing rejection, betrayal, and temptation, Jesus did not change his mission for humanity. Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which is lost.”

We find comfort in knowing that Jesus understands and His love can never be separated from us (Romans 8:35-39). Jesus was God manifested in the flesh and was the redeemer of us all (Hebrews 2:14-18). There is great security in knowing that even in the flesh, God’s unchanging nature stands to always be true. “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8