Day 6

In an ever-changing world, as I stated yesterday, it is good to know that our God does not. It is good to know that there is a Rock that does not move, regardless of changing sands surrounding our lives.

Allow me to give you two things, when it comes to God, that we can always count on.

The first is God’s love. The Bible tells us, *“I have loved you with an everlasting love”* (Jeremiah 31:3).

My friends, we are the object of God’s love, and this love is not only something we can count on, but it is continuous. Paul tells us that *“nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God”* (Romans 8:38). We will never hear someone say, “What is with God today? Who rained on His parade? Who put the wedgie into His shorts?”

We can go to bed tonight, regardless of how our day went, and wake-up tomorrow completely oblivious of what the day will bring, and still know that He is the same God with the same love for us, and still with us.

You see, one of the reasons we struggle as humans, and exchange frustrations with one another, is because we are always changing. Ever heard someone say, “He is not the man I married” or “What happened to my sweet little child?”

The fact is, there are days that I just do not feel like being all that loving. Am I alone here? My guess is that we have all felt that way. But with God, those days never exist. He never has a bad day. He is never moody, muddy, or miffed with us. We can always count on His love.

But second, when it comes to God, we can count on His Word. The Bible says, *“The grass withers, and the flowers fall away. But the Word of the Lord will last forever”* (1 Peter 1:24-25).

I love it. The Bible is always fresh, it is always relevant, and it always works. It’s crazy– no other book has taken more criticism, ridicule, and condemnation than the Bible, and yet, throughout time, it has never changed. It still works, regardless of the culture it is in. In Matthew we read, *“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will never pass away”* (Matthew 24:35). David wrote, *“Long ago I learned from Your statutes that You established them to last forever”* (Psalm 119:152).

Alan Shepard, the very first American astronaut, was asked by a reporter just before he got into his spaceship, “What is the one thing you are depending on most in this space venture?” His answer was classic, “I am depending on the fact that God’s laws never change.”

Jesus told us, *“Everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock”* (Matthew 5:24).

**QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION**

1. Where is your focus today?

2. How do you need to change your focus so today is a fresh new day?

3. What words from God’s Word can you put into practice today?

*Father, Thank You so much for Your incredible love and Your unchanging Word. Today, please use both of those things to change me into the person You want me to be. Amen.*